by Pete Crutchley | Feb 19, 2018 | Medical Billing News
I’ve been asked this question quite a few times over the years. In by far the majority of cases, your patient should obtain pre-authorisation prior to the initial consultation. But sometimes, the patient arrives and hasn’t obtained a pre-authorisation. First...
by Pete Crutchley | Sep 4, 2015 | Medical Billing News
A shortened version of a recent conversation with a well established private consultant surgeon. Very recently one of the major PMI players announced a further reduction in payable fees. Definitely applicable to newly recognised consultants in January...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 7, 2015 | Medical Billing News
If you find yourself stuck for a specific CCSD code, there is only one place to start in reality – www.ccsd.org.uk The CLINICAL CODING & SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT GROUP [CCSD] first appeared in 1997 following the appointment of a healthcare management consultancy...
by Pete Crutchley | Jun 23, 2015 | Medical Billing News
Following a recent blog regarding websites for the private surgeon, I was asked my view of social media eg Twitter or Facebook. Whilst I’m solid in my view a private surgeon should have a website, social media may not be the right place for a private...
by Pete Crutchley | Jun 10, 2015 | 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 the hospital have taken payment for the consultant: When the...