by Pete Crutchley | Jul 19, 2019 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients rubbishing insurance companies. In my experience the reasons normally cited are incorrect. Far from it. I’ve lost track how often I’ve been told an insurance company won’t pay for...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 18, 2019 | Medical Billing News
A pre-authorisation can be backdated. In by far the majority of cases, your patient will obtain authorisation in advance of the actual date. But sometimes, the patient arrives and hasn’t obtained a pre-authorisation. First question: should you see the patient? Of...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 18, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Two different MHM clients – both consultant surgeons – have been advised by a specific insurance company that the fees are being reduced. They are not amused, to say the least. But what can they do about it? Nothing. The real world. Actually,...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
A question, which was asked recently at a private practice seminar MHM were presenting at. Interestingly the question was asked by a consultant surgeon who had started his/her private practice two years earlier. He was of the opinion that such excess was the...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Earlier this year another of the major insurance companies are no longer accepting paper invoices. The curious thing about this decision is why has it taken them so long? For a number of years now, MHM has argued paper invoices should be avoided. We have...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 16, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Medical coding is vital. Without the correct code the chances of getting paid decrease. It is unlikely if you wish to invoice electronically you will be able to invoice without a code anyway. Insurance companies use medical coding to identify and detail a procedure....
