by Pete Crutchley MHM | May 18, 2023 | Medical Billing News
One of the major areas MHM is approached about is excess and shortfalls. In October 2019, empirical evidence indicated 26% of all claims to private medical insurance companies are subject to an excess/shortfall. This is not to imply the insurance companies are to...
by Pete Crutchley MHM | May 16, 2023 | Medical Billing News
When I begin to raise invoices for a new MHM client, for example, I’ll check I have the right provider number. I’ll check all the online systems and EDI protocol are 100% accurate. Is the consultant’s address correct?. I’ll check the...
by Pete Crutchley MHM | May 15, 2023 | Medical Billing News
One of my major bugbears with medical practice is the ability to answer the phone. Sounds simple. It is! Yet many practices do not answer the phone. Instead, the call goes to an answering machine and then one of two things happen. The call is never returned. The...
by Pete Crutchley | May 9, 2023 | Medical Billing News
This is a topic that comes up frequently when I meet Private Consultant Surgeons. Indeed, the point was touched upon last year in a blog regarding asking self-funding patients to pay in advance. Self-funding patients represent the major risk of non-payment for the...
by Pete Crutchley | May 4, 2023 | Medical Billing News
I’m used to insurance companies declining to pay a consultation charge for an Orthopaedic Surgeon within 10 days of surgery. The reality is that this does not impact only on Orthopods. I’ve seen it happen with GI Surgeons. And I’ve seen it with...