Electronic billing has a record rise

By Leslie Berry

Increased demand from independent practitioners’ practices is pushing electronic billing in the private healthcare sector towards another record year.

Figures from Healthcode, the official clearing organisation for private medical bills, show the volume of private medical insurance bills submitted through its online billing service was higher than average in the first quarter of 2019.

Now it expects to process 6.9m electronic bills this year compared with 6.3m in 2018.