Practice Management

CMA’s Reimbursement Help Center: Trouble getting paid? Call CMA’s reimbursement experts for personal assistance with contracting or reimbursement issues. Only available to CMA members. 888/401-5911.

Amerinet: A Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) whose primary focus is negotiating discounts on many of the products and services that you use every day.  This includes a 22% discount on Verizon Wireless for your business and employees’ personal lines.  As a member, you will have access to contracts that will help you reduce your overhead without changing how you are currently doing business.  All this is available at no cost to you. For more information, just complete the request form at http://amerinet-hrs.com/santaclara or call them direct at 800/842-6663 and one of their non-commissioned regional managers will contact you.

DocBookMD: Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate With DocBookMD for Free:  DocBookMD gives you the entire Santa Clara or Monterey County member physicians database on your mobile devices. Bonus: You can HIPAA-compliantly, bi-directionally communicate with photos with other members who have signed up for the system. You can use any two devices per DocBookMD account, including any combination of Android or Apple device. Go to the App Store or the Android Market now to download DocBookMD today. To register for free, all you need is your CMA I.D. number. To obtain your CMA I.D. number, call SCCMA at 408/998-8850 or MCMS at 831/455-1008.

Practice & Liability Consultants LLC: Members receive $10 off the regular hourly consulting fees. Since 1985, Practice & Liability Consultants have worked with over 1,500 practices as practice management and malpractice prevention specialists. Services include practice assessments, valuations, benchmarking, mergers, operations/personnel issues, partnership/group formation/improvements and seminars. Benefits include greater productivity, increased gross and net income, greater patient satisfaction, and a more pleasant work environment. Fees are based on either a flat fee or hourly basis and, where possible, a minimum and maximum fee is quoted. Please call 415/764-4800, or contact csm@practiceconsultants.net.

EnviroMerica, Inc. is a Bay Area-based compliance consulting firm specializing in OSHA, HIPAA, AAAASF, AAAHC, JCAHO, CAP, IMQ, CLIA, and other regulatory agencies and accreditation requirements. They have assisted thousands of medical and dental facilities in California with all of their regulatory compliance needs for the past 14 years. They assure their clients are up to all standards, keeping their offices, patients, and staff safe and keeping them clear from hefty fines that are often levied by the regulatory agencies – such as CAL/OSHA, the Department of Health, the EPA, as well as the Medical Board of California. Services include annual training, up-to-date and customized safety manuals, all appropriate office documentation including complete and compliant MSDS books, plus complete physical compliance of the office. Via an insurance policy, EnviroMerica guarantees all their clients against any and all fines they may receive from any of the regulatory agencies.

EnviroSafe Medical Services, LLC (Subsidiary of EnviroMerica) is a Licensed Medical Waste Transporter, specializing in transporting contaminated sharps, bio-hazardous waste including pathological/microbiological material (red bags), pharmaceuticals, chemo, radioactive material, hazardous chemicals (i.e. glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, x-ray solutions, etc.), alkaline batteries, fluorescent bulbs, electronic waste, and expired pressurized tanks, etc.

SCCMA/MCMS members receive a Complimentary Compliance Review from EnviroMerica (valued at $275) and receive a 20% discount off their already low prices for compliance and waste management services. Call 650/655-2045 or toll free 888/323-0583 for more details.

TPO Human Resource Management: TPO is an award-winning HRconsulting firm serving primarily the Bay Area. Typical services include, general HR consulting, employee handbook development, neutral third-party investigations into employment matters including harassment, managerial training on HR regulatory and leadership skill-building, and helping employers maintain current best HR practices. How we work with SCCMA and MCMS members: Over the past 17 years, TPO has provided HR support to SCCMA, as well as the members of SCCMA and MCMS. TPO has facilitated numerous HR training programs for members to attend and has provided many articles throughout the years. MCMS/SCCMA members receive a free initial consulting call ($50 Savings) and then 10% off the initial work, products, and services with TPO. Contact Melissa Irwin, SPHR-CA,  Sr. Consultant: 831/647-7292 or melissai@tpohr.com.

OfficeWorksRX: Members receive preferred pricing and FREE working interview. When your office is short staffed, are you getting the help you really need? OfficeWorksRX is your employment remedy! They specialize in placing medical assistants, receptionists, transcriptionists, and records clerks, as well as biller/collectors, coders, and office managers. Whether you require full- or part-time employees, permanent or temporary placement, vacation or maternity leave coverage – THEY CAN HELP! OfficeWorksRX provides: pre-screened candidates that have a health care background within 24-48 hours. Call Kristen Biernat at 877/463-3123 for more information.

Legal Services

Medical Legal Library (Formerly CMA On-Call): This online library contains over 4,500 pages of up-to-date legal information on a variety of subjects of everyday importance to practicing physicians. Accessible to members at www.cmanet.org/resource-library or by calling 800/786-4262.

Legal Services: CMA legal experts provide immediate member assistance for HR, medical regulatory or legal questions. Call 800/786-4262.

PrivaPlan: Receive $170 discount…from $495 retail down to $325 on a do-it-yourself On-line HIPAA Privacy & Security Compliance Toolkit and/or On-line HIPAA Training (toolkit code): sccma325toolmcms. Also available: Remote & On-Site Security Risk Analysis, a required Core Meaningful Use measure. Visit www.PrivaPlan.com. For a special CMA toolkit price of $325 (retail $495) use Coupon Code: sccma325toolmcms or Code: sccma129trainmcms for $129 training (retail $169). Email support@privaplan.com for more info on a Security Risk Analysis for your practice. 

Financial Services

CMA Credit Card: Physicians can show their CMA pride with CMA-branded credit cards from Bank of America. Call Bank of America at 866/598-4970.

Comerica Bank: Comerica has supported the SCCMA’s offices and members’ banking needs for over 20 years and now supports the MCMS. Comerica provides a wide range of financial services for businesses, individuals, and wealth management. For information, please contact Jo Matheson, Senior Vice President, at 408/556-5261 or email her at jamatheson@comerica.com.

Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC: Provides financial planning, retirement planning, professional money management, and more! Members receive a one-hour complimentary consultation (over a $300 savings). For more information, call Michelle Hamilton at 408/452-7700.

Bureau of Medical Economics (BME): Receive a 5% discount off the basic rate for collections. (Rate based on volume –you only pay if they collect.) For more information regarding BME’s collection services, call Karen Jorgenson at 408/286-6219. 

Coding and Reimbursement Hotline: Access a wealth of coding and billing information by calling Sandie Becker, CMC, MCMS/SCCMA’s coding/reimbursement specialist at 831/455-1008 or 408/998-8850 Ext. 3007 or email: sandie@sccma.org. This service is FREE-of-charge to our members and their staff.

Insurance

Medical, Workers’ Comp, Life, Disability, Long-Term Care, and More: Marsh serves as the insurance advisor for the Santa Clara County Medical Association, Monterey County Medical Society and their members. They design, develop, and implement insurance plans available only to members – with discounted pricing, enhanced coverage, or both. They assist members and their office managers by providing information, programs, and guidance to assist with insurance buying decisions. CONTACT: Call 800/842-3761; e-mail: member.insurance@marsh.com; website: www.marshaffinity.com.

Auto and Homeowners Insurance: Discounted auto and homeowners insurance for CMA members. Contact Mercury Insurance Group at 888/637-2431 or www.mercuryinsurance.com/cma.

NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company: Formed by physicians in 1975 to provide the highest quality medical professional liability insurance products and services to its policyholder-owners. NORCAL Mutual insures nearly 20,000 physicians and other health care professionals in solo practice, medical groups, hospitals, clinics, and allied health care facilities in California, Alaska, and Rhode Island. More than three-quarters of NORCAL Mutual policyholders have been with the company longer than five years. They stay with NORCAL Mutual because it stands with them, providing vigorous defense to the standard of care, unparalleled risk management, and personalized local service. In 1984, NORCAL received their first “A+” rating from A.M. Best. They have maintained an “A” or better rating every single year since then. NORCAL offers a variety of FREE on-line CME courses for members of NORCAL. For more information, visit www.norcalmutual.com or call Jeanne Zosky at 800/652-1051.

Professional Development

CME Tracking/ Credentialing: CMA’s Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) certifies CME activity for credentialing purposes to the Medical Board of California, as well as to hospitals, health plans, specialty societies, and others. CME certification is $29 a year for CMA members, $49 for non-members. Contact IMQ at 415/882-5151 or www.imq.org.

CMA Webinar Series: CMA’s webinar series gives physicians the opportunity to watch on-line presentations on important topics of interest and interact with legal and financial experts from the comfort of their homes or offices. The webinars are free to CMA members and their staff at www.cmanet.org/events.

MCMS/SCCMA Seminar/Webinar Series: Member physicians and their office staff often attend FREE-of-charge seminars (including Office Managers) covering legal issues, HIPAA, risk management issues, contract negotiations, reimbursement, billing, OSHA compliance, how to open/close/how to determine the value of a medical practice, HR requirements/guidelines, and much more. Check out www.sccma-mcms.org/TheBulletin for more information.

Health Information Technology (HIT)

gloStream: gloStream will pay non-members first year dues or members receive 25% off of their electronic medical record software purchase!  gloStream provides doctors with certified, voice-enabled electronic medical record and practice management solutions delivered and supported through a nationwide community of local technology partners. gloStream products are secure, easy-to-use applications, and the only solutions on the market with Microsoft Office built right in. gloStream partners leverage gloDNA (“Detailed Needs Analysis”), a proprietary implementation process that has given gloStream a 100% success rate.  For more information, call gloWest at 866/456-7995, visit www.proficientEMR.com, or email info@proficientEMR.com.

HIT Resource Center: CMA is closely monitoring the electronic standards development process, and will be updating this resource center as new information becomes available at www.cmanet.org/hit.

EHR Webinar Series: To help members begin to assess their HIT needs, CMA has partnered with Maxwell IT to provide members with complimentary registration to the EHR Best Practices Series webinars. Maxwell IT is a national education consulting program endorsed by state medical associations to help physician practices learn how to assess, select, and implement EHRs. A members-only coupon code is required to access this benefit. Get your code at www.cmanet.org/benefits or call CMA’s Member Help Center, 800/786-4262.

Epocrates: CMA members get a discount on all Epocrates mobile and online products. Save 30% on subscriptions to Epocrates products such as the #1 rated Epocrates Essentials. Epocrates provides point-of-care access (via mobile devices and the web) to information on drugs, diseases, and diagnostics. For more information, visit www.cmanet.org/benefits.

Publications

CMA produces a number of publications to keep members up to date on the latest health care news and information affecting the practice of medicine in California. Members and registered website users can subscribe to any of these publications by visiting www.cmanet.org/newsletters.

CMA Alert: CMA publishes a biweekly e-newsletter, CMA Alert, to keep its members up to date on critical issues affecting the practice of medicine in California.

CMA Capitol Insight: CMA Capitol Insight is a biweekly column by veteran journalist Greg Lucas, reporting on the inner workings of the state Legislature.

CMA Practice Resources: CMA Practice Resources (CPR) is a monthly bulletin from the Center for Economic Services. This bulletin is full of tips and tools to assist physicians and their office staff in improving practice efficiency and viability.

CMA Press Clips: Get daily reports on health care policy and medicine from newspapers and magazines throughout California and around the nation delivered to you by e-mail.

Legal Case List: CMA’s Center for Legal Affairs publishes the Legal Case List once a month. The Case List provides a summary and the current status of litigation in which CMA is a party or has filed a brief as amicus curiae.

Legislative Hot List: CMA’s Center for Government Relations publishes the Legislative Hot List weekly during the legislative session. The Hot List provides a summary and the current status of CMA-sponsored bills, as well as the progress of other significant legislation.

Regulations Quick List: CMA’s Center for Medical and Regulatory Policy publishes the Regulations Quick List once a month. The Quick List provides summaries and status updates on various regulations being tracked by CMA.

OMSS Advocate: CMA’s Organized Medical Staff Section publishes the OMSS Advocate, a quarterly newsletter that provides CMA-OMSS member medical staffs with updates on current events and issues. You must be an OMSS member to receive this newsletter. Email medstaffhelp@cmanet.org for more information. For more information about advertising in any of CMA’s publications, email to: advertising@cmanet.org.

The Bulletin: Members receive a FREE subscription to the voice of Monterey and Santa Clara County physicians. This bimonthly publication includes medical articles, classifieds, new member benefits, coding/billing/collection advice, CME classes and webinars, seminars, new members listing, and more!

MCMS/SCCMA Pictorial Membership Directory: Appear in MCMS/SCCMA’s annual pictorial membership directory! Receive a FREE directory each year ($60.00 value) and receive a 50% discount off each additional directory purchase by member. Contact Maureen Yrigoyen at 831/455-1008 or 408/998-8850 Ext. 3001 for details.

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

Autobahn - Los Gatos: Members, their families, and staff receive a 10% discount on labor. Specializing in BMW and Mercedes Benz repair. Call Dave or Gary at 408/356-5985, to set up your appointment today.

Car Rentals: Save up to 25% on car rentals for business or personal travel. Members-only coupon codes are required to access this benefit. Get your code at www.cmanet.org/benefits or call 800/786-4262. Call Avis at 800/331-1212 or Hertz at 800/654-2200.

MEMBER SUPPLIES

Mailing Lists/Labels: To send new practice announcements, inform your colleagues of a particular legislation or upcoming event. Members can order mailing labels by specialty, zip code, or total membership. Members receive a 50% discount by calling Pam Jensen, MCMS/SCCMA, at 831/455-1008 or 408/998-8850 Ext. 3012.

Physician Referral Service: Our physician referral service provides 1200 referrals on-line and handles around 1200 calls per month. Patients can select a physician by city, specialty, language, Medicare, or Medi-Cal, and gender. Call Jean Cassetta, MCMS/SCCMA, at 831/455-1008 or 408/998-8850 Ext. 3010 for a “Physician Referral Service Participation Agreement” or to sign up today.

Discounted Tickets & See’s Candies Certificates: Discounted tickets available for members, their staff, and families to: California’s Great America, Gilroy Gardens, Disney’s Theme Park, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Raging Waters, and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Gift certificates also available for See’s Candies. For more information, call Sharon Jensen, MCMS/SCCMA, at 831/455-1008 or 408/998-8850 Ext. 3008.

The Alliance: Members of the Alliance work together to promote quality health in Santa Clara and Monterey Counties through education, community service programs, and legislative advocacy. Benefits of membership include advocacy for quality health care, legislative awareness and action, lifelong friendships, active local, state, and national projects, close support for the medical family. The SCCMAA is a 501c3 charitable foundation. For more information, call Suzanne Jackson (SCCMA Alliance) at 408/354-3447, or Patricia O’Keefe (MCMS Alliance) at 831/ 657-1600, or visit www.sccmaa.org.

Other Supplies and Resources

Citti’s Florist: SCCMA members receive a 20% discount on flowers, plants, or gifts. (Locally delivered or picked up orders only.) $10.00 off wire orders world-wide. No other discounts apply. Go to www.cittisflorist.com and enter discount code SCCMA. 20% discount available at the following locations: Santa Clara Citti’s Florist, 800 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara – 408/246-7272; San Jose Citti’s Florist, 3100 Stevens Creek, San Jose – 408/984-8900; or Campbell Citti’s Florist, 990 E. Hamilton Ave, Campbell – 408/371-7000.

Classic Car Wash: The Santa Clara County Medical Association has partnered with the premier car wash company in Santa Clara County, Classic Car Wash, to provide a valuable new member benefit. Now as a valued member of SCCMA, you will receive a $5.00 discount on a car wash! This represents an 18% - 28% savings, depending on which car wash you select!

In addition, we wanted to thank each member by providing a benefit you can extend to your staff and family members. Therefore, under the terms of our agreement, you may share this exclusive member benefit with your family and staff as well.

Classic Car Wash has four locations in Santa Clara County to serve you. Details and locations are listed in the coupon (one must present a coupon to receive this discount). Discount coupons are available on SCCMA/MCMS’s website at www.sccma-mcms.org under the “Membership” tab, so you can print additional coupons as needed. There are no restrictions on the number of coupons you can use for yourself, your family, or your staff. For more information and offers regarding Classic Car Wash, please visit their website at www.classiccarwash.com.

Staples: Save up to 80% on office supplies and equipment from Staples, Inc. Visit www.cmanet.org/benefits to access the members-only discount link.

MedicAlert: MedicAlert is a nonprofit foundation with over 50 years of lifesaving experience identifying and providing vital medical information to emergency personnel for over 4 million members worldwide. CMA members and their patients save $10 on new adult enrollments and $2.95 on Kid Smart Enrollments. For more information, visit www.medicalert.org/cma or call 800/253-7880.

Security Prescriptions: Get 15% off tamper-resistant security prescription pads and printer paper. Visit the RX Security website, www.rxsecurity.com/cma.php.

Magazine Subscriptions: 50% off subscriptions to hundreds of popular magazines, with a best price match guarantee. Contact Subscription Services Inc. at www.buymags.com/cma or 800/289-6247.

Copyland/Zip 2 Print: Members receive excellent quality customer service with a 10% discount on all printing, from prescription pads, new practice announcements, brochures etc. FREE shipping or delivery depending on your office location. More information call or email Frank Ettefagh at 408/971-2722 or frank@zip2print.com. Or, visit their new location at: 2342 Steven’s Creek Blvd., San Jose, CA 95128.