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.