by Pete Crutchley | Jun 1, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Who really sets your fees? Most consultants, and certainly when they first start a private practice consider how best they can set their fees. In reality, however, it is not the consultant who sets his or her own fees. It is the patient’s insurance company. Fee...
by Pete Crutchley | May 31, 2019 | Medical Billing News
This issue has come up a few times over the years. Consider if, during the initial consultation, you advise your patient surgery is required. The patient is therefore given a CCSD code equating to the surgical episode to quote to his or her insurance company. He goes...
by Pete Crutchley | May 31, 2019 | Medical Billing News
One of the most common remarks I hear from my guys is the number of patients they see in the NHS. They literally have patients queuing up to see them. Such a comment is normally followed by the opposite when discussing a private practice. They want to see and need to...
by Pete Crutchley | May 30, 2019 | Medical Billing News
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent approximately 15 years of training and finally becoming medical professionals, they go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so because they actually love what they do. All at some point all have taken...
by Pete Crutchley | May 30, 2019 | Medical Billing News
There are only 24 hours in a day. All of my guys are incredibly busy. I’m amazed at the volume of work they get through in a single day. They are either on-call, doing a ward round or in theatre. Then they have to see their private patients. That explains why...
by Pete Crutchley | May 29, 2019 | Medical Billing News
In response to this morning’s blog about “gap” invoices being increasingly used to mitigate fee reduction(s) imposed on consultant surgeons, many emailed me and disagreed. It is of no surprise the vast majority who disagreed work for insurance companies....
