Benefits of Medical Society Membership

A Broad Sampling of Membership Benefits Available to SFMS/CMA Members

Featured Benefit: Are you having Medicare reimbursement problems? 

CMA has been getting good results in helping SFMS/CMA members get paid and has been achieving significantly reduced wait times. Contact the special CMA Reimbursement Hotline at (800) 786-4262 today to get the help you need! Please also share this important information with your nonmember colleagues. Have them contact Therese Porter in the Membership Department at (415) 561-0850 extension 268 or tporter@sfms.org to join SFMS/CMA and become eligible for this valuable assistance.

SFMS Member Benefits

• Professional Insurance
  • Medical Insurance Exchange of California—professional liability insurance
• SFMS Publications
  • San Francisco Medicine—the award-winning medical journal
  • SFMS Annual Membership Directory and Desk Reference
  • SFMS Action News—an informative biweekly fax/e-mail member newsletter
• PPO Contacts/Services
  • Bay Area Preferred Providers (BAPP)—aids physicians’ contract with PPOs and health plans
• Computer Support/Sales
  • CDW—discounted hardware/software sales
  • Matrix Computer Systems—technical support for small to medium offices
• Financial Services
  • Financial services to address the specialized financial needs of busy health care professionals with attractive financing programs and industry-specific solutions designed to increase productivity and streamline members’ operations 
• Medical Insurance
  • Marsh Affinity Services—group medical, life, disability, dental, and workers’ compensation; competitively priced packages for solo, small, medium, and large groups, with specialized programs for SFMS members
• Networking & Practice Development  
  • Listing in the SFMS Membership Directory, a popular and trusted healthcare resource which enables easy access to member information both by members and other healthcare practitioners throughout the Bay Area
  • Participation in the SFMS Physician Referral Service, which helps you expand your practice by enabling potential patients to find you.  This service is available to patients both on the SFMS website and by calling the SFMS offices. All members are eligible to participate.
  • Cultural events, mixers, and other opportunities for networking
    
    
    

CMA Member Benefits for SFMS Members

• Practice Management
  • Practice management software—revenue cycle management services, combining practice management software with updated payer rules and a billing/collections center
  • Practice management financing 
  • Practice solutions loans for upgrading software, practice expansion, and equipment purchasing
• Legal Services 
  • CMA On Call—an online library that contains medical-legal, regulatory, and reimbursement information
  • CMA Legal Helpline—provides immediate assistance for HR, medical, regulatory, or legal questions
• Financial Services
  • Wealth management, retirement, and investments
  • Financial planning, investment management, retirement, and estate planning services discounted for CMA members
• Educational Services
  • CME tracking/credentialing
  • CME Certification service—40% off for CMA members
• Publications
  • CMA Alert—biweekly e-newsletter providing up-to-date information regarding legislation, advocacy efforts, discounts, and services provided to CMA members
  • www.calphys.org—a webzine focusing on health policy and medicine in California
• Health Information Technology
  • EHR Best Practice Series™ by Maxwell IT Company—national education/consulting program endorsed by state medical associations to help physician practices learn best practices for selecting and implementing an her
• Information Technology
  • Point-of-care access (via PDA or smartphone) to up-to-date information on drugs, diseases, and diagnostics; CMA members receive up to 50% off service fees
• Office Supplies
  • Save up to 80% with the new Staples Business Advantage purchasing program
• Patient Assistance
  • MedicAlert is a nonprofit foundation with more than fifty years of lifesaving experience identifying and providing vital medical information to emergency personnel for more than 4 million members worldwide. CMA members and their families will save $10 on new adult enrollments and $2.95 on Kid Smart enrollments.
• Practice Supplies and Resources
  • 15% off tamper-resistant security prescription pads and printer paper
  • 50% off subscriptions to hundreds of popular magazines
• Discounted Services
  • CMA Physician’s Legal Handbook and other publications
  • Collection agency
  • Tax audit defense

Organized Medicine Online

http://www.sfms.org

http://www.cmanet.org

Contact Therese Porter, director of Membership Services, for more information at (415) 561-0850 extension 268 or tporter@sfms.org.