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Member Benefit Spotlight
- ADVANTAGE Health Solutions
- Indianapolis Medical Society is pleased to continue to offer its members a discount on group health insurance through ADVANTAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, a local health plan owned by local providers.
- IMS physician practices are benefiting from this discount and the move to ADVANTAGE. The IMS employee group composed of the combined 19 employees of IMS, the Medical Society Exchange and the IMS Foundation, will save over $200,000 over two years compared to its old Anthem BCBS premiums. Although every situation is different and there is no guarantee of savings, we hope that these actual results to date are compelling enough for you to consider taking advantage of this unique opportunity.
- To find out more about the program, or to see if it is a good fit for your practice, please contact the exclusive agents for this product:
Call (317) 564-4003, or visit Acumen's website here.
- Favorite Healthcare Staffing
- As the exclusive provider of staffing services for the Indianapolis Medical Society, members can enjoy Favorite's preferred pricing on a full-range of recruitment, on-boarding and staffing services. With just one call to 866-877-3595, Favorite Healthcare Staffing can provide solutions to help ensure consistent staffing and quality patient care without the staffing headaches!
- Favorite's comprehensive range of medical staffing and personnel services can help physicians improve cost control, increase efficiency, and protect their revenue cycle. To learn more, visit Favorite's IMS Member Site.
- Click here to immediately enter a staffing request or call 866-877-3595 to talk with one of Favorite's Medical Staffing Experts.
- Hertz
- Indianapolis Medical Society members special year-round discounts on your daily, weekly, weekend, and monthly rentals for business or pleasure; traveling in the U.S. or worldwide.
- Your IMS/Hertz CDP# is the key. For your IMS/Hertz membership card, please call the IMS membership department at (317) 639-3406. A card will be sent to you via email.
- Visit the Hertz website or call (800) 654-2210 or when making your reservation. Then present your Hertz Indianapolis Medical Society Member Discount Card at the time of rental. It's that easy!
- I. C. System
- Take advantage of this IMS Member Benefit. We have partnered with America's largest privately owned debt collection agency since 1993. Phone I. C. System today! (800) 279-3511.
- Since 1938, I.C. Systems has been helping clients achieve their accounts receivable management goals. Please review their website to learn more about I.C. Systems and how their innovative solutions can benefit your bottom line.
- iSALUS
- 20% Discount OfficeEMR™ from iSALUS for the first year. OfficeEMR™ is a fully-integrated medical records system for solo practioners, groups and large medical organizations.
- Staples
- Exclusive discounts for IMS members through Staples ... for your practice, home office and home. Call the IMS at (317) 639-3406 to set-up your access.
- ICD-10
- The time to engage and motivate providers and staff about ICD-10 is now and the IMS Partner Network has what you need to kick start your efforts. IMS is pleased to announce Complete Practice Resources (CPR) is a new member of the IMS Partner Network. For less than the cost of a code book, CPR's Simple Solutions ICD-10 Transition Software is being called a "must have" training resource for the outpatient, ambulatory ICD-10-CM transition. IMS has secured a special $99 (download or web-based) price for our members.
- For only $99, The Simple Solutions ICD-10 Transition Software:
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- Immediately illustrates documentation elements providers must know to successfully navigate the ICD-10 transition
- Saves hours of time over manually converting superbills and EMR problem lists
- Easily finds more specific ICD-10 codes that optimize reimbursement
- Quickly Prints staff training tools and conversion lists
- Searches and converts by code, keywords, or descriptions, ICD-9 or ICD-10 look ups
- Converts multiple codes at once, converting codes from "9" to "10" or from "10" to "9"
- Stores specialty-specific "favorites" lists for commonly used codes and future use
- Enriches ICD-10 educational programs
- Web enabled for phone or tablet use
- Special pricing for IMS members allows you to purchase the Simple Solutions ICD-10 Transition Software for an exclusively negotiated cost of only $99. Complete Practice Resources is so sure you will love it, they are proud to offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on the software.
- Provista
- Provista, LLC, a group purchasing organization, provides supply chain improvement services. It offers lower costs for business products, capital equipment, distribution services, environmental services and facilities, human resources services, information technology (IT) and telecommunications, IV systems, laboratory, medical, respiratory, safety, food and nutrition, health care support and facilities services, and surgical services for acute care, ambulatory care, home health care, long term care, and physician practice and clinics markets. The company also provides business solutions, facilities management, foodservice and hospitality, science and research, IT and telecommunications, and student health.
- Sign-up is easy to obtain your discounts. You will need a passcode from the IMS for registration, phone the Indianapolis Medical Society, (317) 639-3406 or email: ims@imsonline.org.
- For Provista, LLC, assistance, contact Patrick Stolowski, pstolows@provistaco.com
News & Features
Free Cessation Help for Your Patients
Two free tobacco cessation programs in Indiana work hand-in-hand to help patients stop using tobacco. The Indiana Tobacco Quitline (1-800-QuitNow) is a free, telephone-based, tobacco cessation program for all residents of Indiana, 18 years old and over. Specially trained Quit Coaches work with the user to develop an individualized quit plan. Patients can call 1-800-QuitNow directly or they may be referred via FAX by a health care provider who is a Preferred Provider within the Quit Now Network. A Preferred Provider receives:
Fax Referral Privileges plus FAX forms; the initial call is made by a Quit Coach™ to the tobacco user.
Status reports on fax referred patients: did the patient answer the Quitline call, enroll in the program and/or plan a quit date.
Free Quitline literature for patient and provider use.
There is no charge for these services. To enroll as a Preferred Provider go to: www.in.gov/quitline/2358.htm. For more information, contact Lynne Arrowsmith, RRT, Tobacco Cessation Specialist, Marion County Public Health Dept. at 317-221-2084; larrowsmith@hhcorp.org.
Funding to the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission at the Indiana State Department of Health comes from Indiana's portion of the 1998 Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement. In 1998, 46 states settled with several tobacco companies for misleading marketing claims and loss of life and medical expenses through Medicaid.
The Quitline provides an intensive counseling option not feasible in busy clinic environments. Counseling in combination with a FDA approved cessation medication creates the strongest chance of cessation success. TPC's cessation specialists provide additional advice and consultation.
Insurance Complaint?
Are you having a problem with poor-quality MRIs or other tests as a result of an insurance company phoning patients with a lower cost option? The Insurance Commissioner has a great response regarding this type of complaint. Always contact the Insurance Commissioner with similar insurance company complaints. The complaint form is located here.
Ask a Colleague to Join
IMS Members, please Ask Your Colleagues to join you in making the practice of medicine better for patients and physicians!
The IMS needs your support & the support of your colleagues to continue to make a positive difference in the lives of your patients.
Ask them to help "Carry the Load" for organized medicine in Indiana.
We've developed a template letter for you to send or email to your colleagues. If you have questions, please phone the IMS at (317) 639-3406 for more information.
Talent Gallery
The IMS wants to feature the creative talents of our Members. Please send your photographs or images of your creative work to Mhadley@imsonline.org for posting on our Talent Gallery and for use in the IMS Bulletin and other publications.