by Pete Crutchley | May 14, 2020 | 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 13, 2020 | Medical Billing News
It matters little if the consultation was face-to-face or, as is more relevant in a post Covid-19 world, excess will still be deduced. And that means, the consultant has to do something about them The consultant is responsible The responsibility for the collection of...
by Pete Crutchley | May 6, 2020 | Medical Billing News
It’s amazing how many don’t pay attention to remittance advice. They should. I downloaded remittance advice for an MHM client yesterday. One of them, provided by a certain insurance company, was for 11 separate invoices with a total value of £2,400. But...
by Pete Crutchley | May 6, 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 said excess was the responsibility of the patient’s...
by Pete Crutchley | May 5, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Every single consultant I’ve ever met is dedicated to patient care and the best possible outcome for his or her patient. But sadly that has little to do with the outcome of the practice as a business. They may think it does. But it doesn’t. Patient...
by Pete Crutchley | May 5, 2020 | Medical Billing News
I didn’t say I was against remote consultations! Following yesterday’s post, I received phone calls and emails claiming clearly I was against remote consultations. But I never said that! What I said was that I don’t think remote consultations...
