by Pete Crutchley | Nov 10, 2016 | Medical Billing News
This is a topic that comes up frequently when I meet Private Consultant Surgeons. Indeed, the point was touched upon last year in a blog regarding asking self-funding patients to pay in advance. Self-funding patients represent the major risk of non-payment for the...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 17, 2016 | Medical Billing News
This specific issue comes up frequently when MHM is asked to review the outstanding accounts of a private consultant surgeon. There are two reasons normally why the patient believes they have already paid and more specifically the hospital has already taken...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 13, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Reading Matthew Syed’s latest work reminded me of something I’m conscious of when I look at the business performance of the private medical practice. Meaningful patterns. One definition could be the ability to look at a situation and almost...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 9, 2016 | Medical Billing News
I’m used to insurance companies declining to pay a consultation charge for an Orthopaedic Surgeon within 10 days of surgery. The reality is that this does not impact only on Orthopods. I’ve seen it happen with GI Surgeons. And I’ve seen...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 11, 2016 | Medical Billing News
MHM recently completed a project for a private hospital. The project was to investigate why various private medical insurance companies were not paying. One insurance company was proving to be particular troublesome. An analysis of a complete month’s invoices soon...
