All posts by: Chris Woody
Chris Woody
Chris Woody is the owner of Medical Management Support Services and responsible for creating solutions and efficient workflows to assure quick correct payment for financially healthy medical practices.
Telehealth Expansion – New Services available as of 10/14/2020
On 10/14/2020 additional services have been approved by the US Department of Health and Human Services to be provided via Telehealth During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Here is the......
Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
On October 5th, 2020 Phase 3 of the Provider Relief Funding was opened for enrollment. Providers will have until November 6, 2020 to apply for additional funding which will distribute......
Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Technology based services during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As preventive measures increase to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) many healthcare providers are interested in serving patients remotely while being paid for their services. Two days ago......
MIPS: Who Qualifies?
MIPS – Who Qualifies? Who Cares? The Merit-based Incentive Payment system (MIPS) is one component of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. If MIPS applies to your......
Improving Front Office Collections
Improve Front Office Collections with 2.5 Simple Sentences For specialties that receive payment at the time of service, there are many tools to help verify benefits and make it easier......
Charge Capture, Patient Rounding and Secure Messaging with AccelaMobile
Assuring that our clients are properly paid requires good communication and good tools. We now have a tool called AccelaMobile which allows practices to quickly record and securely send information......
Who needs a business associate agreement?
Who needs a Business Associate Agreement (BAA)? Who doesn’t? A smooth running medical practice requires patient information to be used for many purposes. The information is critical for treatment of......
Simplifying can be Complex (Relatively)
How much does it cost? In a medical practice this simple question can have a complex answer. This is a quick introduction to a common method for how professional healthcare......
Refunds and Civil War Blankets
The laws impacting medical practices have transformed over the years. During the Civil, War items were sold to the Union Army that did not live up to their promises. What......
Noridian Medicare Endeavor Updates
Noridian Medicare Endeavor Updates Last Updated: January 20th, 2017 Noridian Medicare Endeavor: It has been said that the most powerful force in our healthcare system is the current generational change. ......