by Pete Crutchley | Oct 1, 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 | Aug 17, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Taking ONE real-life client as an example. Week ending Friday, July 24th: out of 15 consultations, 4 (four) came back with excess deductions £575. So for a total of £2,500 worth of revenue from outpatient consultations £575 or 23% came back short. Looking back to the...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 16, 2020 | Medical Billing News
In terms of medical billing, this perhaps is one of the statements I say to private consultant surgeons more frequently than others. The following example illustrates that despite the rejection of the fee how the fee was established confirms there is little the...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 16, 2020 | Medical Billing News
In the world of medical billing, the most efficient way of doing something is to do it right the first time. What happens if you don’t? You don’t get paid. My late Father drilled into me from a very early age: Measure twice; Cut Once and Do it once and do...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
I called one of my friends early one evening last week. His phone went straight to voice mail. Curiously he didn’t call me back with half an hour or so per normal. He called me this morning instead. He explained why. Every Wednesday, he and his wife have a...
