by Pete Crutchley | Jan 4, 2020 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients criticizing 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 | Jan 4, 2020 | 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 | Dec 17, 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....
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 16, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Re-reading Matthew Syed’s latest work reminded me of something when I look at the business performance of private medical practice. Meaningful patterns. One definition could be the ability to look at a situation and almost have a sixth sense of the cause. For...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 9, 2019 | Medical Billing News
What’s a CCSD code? A CCSD code is used by insurance companies to identify a medical procedure. An Orthopaedic surgeon, for example, understands what a Multiple arthroscopic operation on the knee is. But it’s a lot to put on an invoice every time you...
