Ep56: Billing in Byzantium

Australia has one of the best value health systems in the world, but also some of the most complicated health regulation. Between the federal Medicare scheme, the state hospitals, the private health insurers and the patient, it’s not always clear how a provider should invoice their services.

To explain some of the fundamentals our guest is former nurse and lawyer, Margaret Faux of Synapse Global Medical Administration. She also describes areas of ambiguity in the legislation and the Medical Benefits Schedule which creates confusion as to when and where certain services can be billed, or which items should not be claimed together. While there are many traps for well-intentioned providers and loopholes for the less well-intentioned, there are some simple solutions that would make medical billing much more streamlined.

Guests
Margaret Faux (CEO, Synapse Global Medical Administration)

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