by Pete Crutchley | Nov 16, 2021 | Medical Billing News
I took part in a Virtual medical conference recently and one of the speakers – a well-established consultant surgeon and an incredibly safe pair of hands – stated during his presentation that a private surgeon could not charge for inpatient care. He may...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 15, 2021 | Medical Billing News
A group of surgeons I know is having problems getting paid by insurance companies. Not just an individual insurance company but all insurance companies. The practice manager claimed there were many invoices unpaid by insurance companies 3 months after the consultation...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 14, 2021 | Medical Billing News
It is common in my world to be presented with a number of unpaid invoices. The remit is to go get paid for them. That I can do. But it depends? If they were raised in the first place that is. If they have NOT been raised it is much more difficult. I’ve...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 13, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Ever thought what is the most often quoted reason for non-payment by a patient of an excess? The same reason is quoted over and over again. It’s not “I haven’t got the money”. It’s not “I didn’t realise it was so much, Not even “The invoice must...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 12, 2021 | Medical Billing News
I’m used to insurance companies declining to pay a consultation charge within 10 days of surgery. It happens all the time. It’s the very reason before I invoice consultations within 10 days of treatment, I ask if the consultation was “routine”....