by Pete Crutchley | May 20, 2019 | Medical Billing News
The single biggest restriction on the performance of any private medical practice is: TIME. Sound surprising? It shouldn’t be. There are only 24 hours in a day. Even Stephen Hawking (one of my heroes) can’t alter that. If there are only 24 hours...
by Pete Crutchley | May 19, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Following last week’s article regarding how you should always keep good relations with a private medical insurance company, it is worth pointing out that this does NOT mean you have to agree with them. The following incident, for example, happened this week. An...
by Pete Crutchley | May 19, 2019 | Medical Billing News
My Top Three Assumptions when there is a knock on the office door are: Murderer The authorities have come to arrest me The book on positive thinking I ordered has arrived. What on earth has that got to do with medical invoicing I hear you ask? Everything. Maybe...
by Pete Crutchley | May 18, 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 | May 18, 2019 | Medical Billing News
A few weeks ago, I was checking what was happening with shortfalls and excess since the start of the year. Using a single private consultant surgeon as an example: Week ending Friday, March 22nd, 2019: out of 15 consultations 4 came back with excess/shortfall...
by Pete Crutchley | May 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
In one single sentence the cornerstones of how a private consultant surgeon can achieve the financial reward for all his efforts. Ritual Every single time you perform an outpatient clinic the details are passed on. Invoices can then be raised and sent to either an...
