SDCMS Members BE SURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS-ONLY BENEFITS FROM SDCMS’ ENDORSED PARTNERS!
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AKT, LLP
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PRACTICE PERFORMANCE GROUP (PPG)
AKT has provided audit, tax preparation and planning, accounting assistance, and business consulting to San Diego County clients for more than 50 years. AKT understands physician practices, and their personal, local, and global services can help you achieve success. SDCMS members receive a 15% discount on standard rates for professional services, with an unconditional satisfaction guarantee: Disappointed clients pay only what they thought the work was worth. Call Ron Mitchell (760) 268-0212 or email him at rmitchell@aktcpa.com.
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ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES
Practice Performance Group provides high performance medical practice management services for physicians, including consulting, expert witness, workshops, speaking, and a monthly newsletter. SDCMS members receive discounted management consulting on productivity and patient flow, personnel, governance and management, market strategy and tactics and practice acquisitions, sales and mergers, and a free one-year subscription to their newsletter, UnCommon Sense ®. PPG also conducts free half-day seminars for members and their employees at SDCMS (watch your faxes and emails). Contact Jeffrey Denning or Judy Bee at (858) 459-7878 or at Jeff@PPGConsulting.com, or visit www.PPGConsulting.com.
As California’s largest premier specialty insurance broker, and ranking among the 13th largest in the nation, Alliant Insurance delivers a comprehensive portfolio of insurance products and services. SDCMS members THE DOCTORS COMPANY (TDC) receive a savings of 5–10% or more off of the cost of insurance, or cash TDC enjoys a reputation as the industry vanguard for low Calirebates related to practice size, a savings of 7–12% on long-term disabilfornia rates, aggressive claims defense, expert patient safety ity income protection, and no-cost human resources consulting. Contact programs, superior customer service, and exemplary member benefits. EveryMark Allan at (800) 654-4609 or at mallan@alliantinsurance.com, call Alliant day, The Doctors Company relentlessly strives to reduce unreasonable legal Insurance Services at (888) 849-1337, or visit www.alliantinsurance.com. liability,Ad improve the environment in which all healthcare professionals SDCMS House practice, lead legislative and judicial reform, and enhance patient safety for the benefit of its members. Most SDCMS members are eligible for a 5% discount on insurance premiums, and a 7.5% dividend credit. To learn AMERICAN SECURITY RX more, contact Janet Lockett at (858) 300-2778 or at JLockett@SDCMS.org. American Security Rx (ASRX) is a California Department of Justice and California Board of Pharmacy approved security printer (SP-9) to provide tamper-resistant California security prescription forms for controlled medications. SDCMS members receive discounts on tamper-resistant TORREY PINES BANK prescription forms. Call American Security Rx at (877) 290-4262, email them Torrey Pines Bank is familiar with the business challenges facing at info@americansecurityrx.com, or visit ww.americansecurityrx.com. medical professionals. Their goal is to be a “low maintenance” bank, meeting business owners’ high expectations, with the absolute minimum time and effort required of them. They offer a full array of banking services. Approved SDCMS members receive no-fee lines of credit, $1,000 fee CHMB SOLUTIONS discounts on commercial real estate loans, waived monthly maintenance CHMB provides outsourced medical billing, revenue cycle managefees on personal accounts for practice partners and employees up to ment services, information technology support, and hardware solu$10/month, free first order of standard checks for personal accounts, tions to physician practices, clinics, and multi-specialty organizations. SDCMS increased deposit interest rates, waived monthly maintenance fee for members receive a 50% discount on startup fees, a $33 per physician per business online banking and bill pay services, ATM fees waived up to month services credit, and a free coding hotline. Contact Ron Anderson $15/month, and free courier service or remote deposit service. Contact (CHMB Solutions) at (760) 520-1340 or at randerson@chmbsolutions.com. Benjamin Pimentel at (858) 259-5317 or at bpimentel@torreypinesbank.com. Email your coding question(s) to SDCMS at Coding@SDCMS.org.
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COASTAL HEALTHCARE CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
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TSC ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SOLUTIONS
Coastal Healthcare Consulting Group, Inc., is a specialty consulting firm that assists clients with managed care contracting, contract negotiations, credentialing, revenue enhancement and strategic planning. SDCMS members receive a free consultation, a discount on hourly rates, and a package price on services for contract negotiations. Contact Kim Fenton at (949) 481-9066, at kimf@healthcareconsultant.org, or visit www.healthcareconsultant.org for more information. For consultation scheduling, contact Marisol Gonzalez, your physician advocate, at (858) 300-2782 or at MGonzalez@SDCMS.org.
TSC Accounts Receivable Solutions has provided personalized, innovative collection and total accounts management services since 1992. This local San Diego family-owned business management team has a combined experience of more than fifty years in the healthcare billing and collection field. SDCMS members receive a 10% discount on monthly charges. Contact Catherine Sherman at (888) 687-4240, ext. 14, at csherman@tscarsolutions.com, or visit www.tscarsolutions.com.
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