by Pete Crutchley | Jan 22, 2022 | 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 few days ago. We spoke to the insurance company...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 18, 2022 | Medical Billing News
Have you ever thought how long a pre-authorisation is live? Or how many didn’t realise some insurance companies deem pre-auths do have a life span? For example: I was asked to invoice for a surgical episode, which took place last week. The patient had the right...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 15, 2019 | 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 | Apr 27, 2018 | Medical Billing News
A pre-authorisation can be transferred. But only with the insurance companies permission! A group of consultants recently asked this question. They always seemed to have problems getting paid. The cause of the issue became clear following a conversation with the...
by Pete Crutchley | Mar 6, 2018 | Medical Billing News
In by far the majority of cases, your patient will obtain authorisation for a consultation in advance of the actual date. But sometimes, the patient arrives for the consultation without a pre-authorisation. First question: should you see the patient? Of course, you...