by Pete Crutchley | May 26, 2021 | Medical Billing News
MHM recently completed a project for a group of consultant surgeons. The project was to investigate why they were not getting paid. One insurance company was proving to be particularly troublesome. An analysis of a month’s invoices soon identified why. This...
by Pete Crutchley | May 26, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Consider when the patient has contacted his/her insurance company and been issued with a pre-authorisation number. This does not mean, the insurance company will accept your charge. This happened to an MHM client – a gynaecologist – a few days ago. We...
by Pete Crutchley | May 24, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Some insurance companies decline to accept invoices that are sent more than six months after the consultation or surgical episode. Fair enough, they should have been invoiced. BUT… A statement was received today from a certain insurance company containing an entry...
by Pete Crutchley | May 24, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Have you ever wondered how long a pre-authorisation number is valid? How many didn’t realise some insurance companies deem pre-auths have a life span? For example: I was asked to invoice for a surgical episode from last week. The patient had the right...
by Pete Crutchley | May 23, 2021 | Medical Billing News
It’s amazing how many people don’t back their IT systems up so when they have an accident, they have a serious accident. One guy kept all his correspondence and notes on his laptop and only on his laptop. No problem at all until the day his laptop died on him and was...
