Solano County Medical Society Member Benefits

The Solano County Medical Society, chartered in 1904, is a component society of the California Medical Association. The Medical Society's mission is to promote the science and art of medicine, the care and well being of patients, the protection of the public health and the betterment of the medical profession.
Member Benefits    Updated on: May 12, 2008 10:58
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Medical Insurance, Work Comp, Life Disability and more Competively priced packages for solo, small, medium and large group practices Marsh Affinity Group Services 800-842-3761 or www.marshaffinity.com
Health Savings Accounts HSA Deposit Account PLUS Investment Options Marsh Affinity Group Services at 800-842-3761
Investment Services Financial Services for Physicians Mercer Global Advisors 800-898-4642 or mgadvisors.com

Retirement & Financial Planning

Financial & retirement planning assistance California Physicians' Retiement Solutions 866-425-9300 or www.prsplan.com
Automobile Insurance Discounted, competitive rates - homeowners too! Mercury Insurance Group @888-637-2431 or www.mercuryinsurance.com
Car Rentals Discounted car rates

Avis @ 800-831-1212

Hertz @800-654-2200

Online Practice Management 6% off list price for revenue cycle management services Athenahealth @888-401-5911
Electronic Claims Filing Electronic clearing house to ensure your practice's cash flow is not interruped Infinedi @800-688-8087
Collection Services Full Service - AR management 800-279-6620
Clinical References- PDA Point-of-care access to information on drugs, diseases, and diagnostics Epocrates @ 800-230-2150 or www.epocrates.com
Health Care Info Technology Access to consumer satisfaction reports on HIT KLAS @ 800-401-5911
Front Office Supplies 20% discount off products from furniture to recall cards HISTACOUNT (Rapid Forms) @888-229-6263 or www.histacount.com
Continuing Medical Education Discounted case based CME Programs

UCSD Pain Management

888-229-6263

Professional Publications Discounted publications serving business and regulatory need for health care providers 877-602-9723 or www.decisionhealthcom
Security Prescription Pads Tamper resistant security prescription pads Rx Security @ 800-667-9723 or www.rxsecurity.com/cma.php
Magazine Subscriptions Low rates for home and reception area 800-269-6247 or www.buymags.com/cma
     

Member Benefits of the Month

Save 10% on Mercury Auto Insurance

Mercury Insurance offers low auto insurance rates in California. CMA/SCMS members can save an additional 10% off Mercury's already reduced rates. To get a quote, please call 866-602- 5259 or visit www.mercuryinsurance.com

 

30-50% off Epocrates

CMA and SCMS members receive 30% off one-year subscriptions and 35% off two-year subscriptions to any Epocrates product. Students and Residents receive 50% off all Epocrates products. Group discounts are also available. To receive discount, go to http://www.cmanet.org/benefits to follow the links to the Epocrates website.

6% Off Web Based Practice Management from athenahealth

CMA members receive 6% off athenahealthCollector, athenahealth's unique web-based practice management service, which integrates web-based practice management, EMR software, and back office processing specialists into a single service.

athenahealth helps physicians get paid quickly, correctly, and with minimal hassle: On average, practices that use athenahealth get paid 30% faster and see a 5-10% increase in collections.

To find out more about athenaCollector, CMA and athenahealth are cohosting an online interactive seminar for CMA members and their colleagues. The 1-hour seminar is Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 12:15 p.m.

Participants will find out more about this valuable member benefit and learn how athenahealth can help them improve and optimize performance, and reverse the negative trends impacting physician practices today. There will also be a  Q & A session, so you can get your questions answered immediately.  To register, visit http://www.cmanet.org/calendar.

 

I. C. System Collection Solutions

For 23 years, CMA has partnered with I. C. Systems to help physicians improve their cash flow with efficient, ethical and cost effective debt collection solutions.

I. C. Systems, one of the nation's largest privately owned collection agencies, employs experienced health care industry  professionals who thoroughly understand patient accounting. The personnel at I. C. Collection Solutions receive specialized training to maximize recoveries while maintaining positive patient relationships.

CMA members receive a 10% "bonus" on I.C. System products and services. For example, if you sign up for a 50-account package, you get 5 additional accounts at no extra charge. CM members may also request a FREE guide to collection tips at http:www.icsystem.com/cma.

For a no-obligation quote, contac I. C. System at 800-279-3511 and indicate that you are a CMA member.

Magazine Discount Program

The CMA Magazine Program gives members up to 50% off subscriptions to hundreds of  popular magazines. The same low rates apply to new subscriptions and renewals. Renewals with the discount are available no matter how your subscription were originally ordered. If you find a lower advertised price for any magazine offered through this program, simply send in the promotional offer with your order and pay the lower amount. Subscriptions for both office and personal use are available through this membership program. For more information, please call 800-603-5602 or email cma@buymags.com or visit http://buymags.com/cma.

Multimedia HIPAA Training for Physician Office Staff

Did you know that HIPAA requires every new hire in your office to be trained in both privacy and security practices? PrivaPlan, CMA's HIPAA partner, has an affordable, easy-to-use CD based training module, with online testing.

The training has been customized for California physicians, to keep them in compliance with both state and federal law. The program includes an online comprehension quiz and a printable certificate of completion.

Existing PrivaPlan subscribers receive a special price of $99 ($70 off the public purchase price of $169). CMA members who are not PrivaPlan subscribers pay $129.  Call 877-218-7707.

 

ON-CALL Medical-Legal Information Library

CMA ON-CALL is an online library that contains over 4,500 pages of medical-legal, regulatory, and reimbursement information. The searchable library library contains all the information available in the California Physician's Legal Handbook (CPLH), an annual publication of CMA's Center for Legal Affairs. 

ON-CALL documents are available free to members at CMA's members-only website http://cmanet.org/bookstore.

If you haven't taken advantage of this extraordinary resource, spend a few minutes browsing the ON-CALL Index, and see what you've been missing.   For more details about your membership benefits go to http://www.cmanet.org/benefits.

Medical Insurance Exchange of California (MIEC) - the sponsored medical malpractice insurance carrier of the Solano County Medical Society since 1975.  Please go to their web site at www.miec.com or call 800-227-4527 for information.

 

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