by Pete Crutchley | Nov 19, 2019 | Medical Billing News
I was at a medical conference recently and one of the speakers – a well-established consultant surgeon and an incredibly safe pair of hands – stated during his presentation that a private surgeon could not charge for inpatient care. He may well be a safe...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 19, 2019 | Medical Billing News
It was the classic environment where chaos reigned supreme. There was a serious amount of money outstanding. It didn’t take long to work out why. The problem was the practice principal. He insisted everything had to be done immediately. And therein lay the...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 18, 2019 | Medical Billing News
I left school more years ago than I care to remember. Then as now I make sure I do my homework though. The only difference is now I do it for private medical consultants some of whom are thinking about starting a private practice. All of you have done your fair share...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 18, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Not getting paid doesn’t happen by accident. Something causes it to happen. There is ALWAYS A CAUSE. If you leave invoicing until later (Friday for instance) it is very easy not to invoice at all. It can happen also if, for whatsoever reason, you leave invoicing...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Oops. I was chatting to a surgeon recently about surgical fees. His view was they were too low and a certain insurance company was, in his view, trying to reduce the number of consultants they recognised by keeping fees low. He went on to explain that since he had...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Earlier this year, MHM was engaged to review the billing process of a private hospital. The project was to investigate why private medical insurance companies were not paying. Initial findings One insurance company was proving to be troublesome. An analysis of a...
