CMA Member Benefit of the Week:
Managed Care Contracting Tools
[Posted 04/27/06]

To help physicians negotiate and manage complex third-party payor agreements, CMA has published two contracting toolkits, “Taking Charge: Steps to Evaluating Relationships and Preparing for Negotiations,” and “Managed Care Contracts Deciphered: The Physicians’ Guide to Their Rights and Obligations.”

Both of these managed care contracting toolkits have been bundled onto one CD, which is now available for purchase in the CMA bookstore. Members pay $40, nonmembers $100. (“Taking Charge” can also be downloaded free at the members-only website. Click on “Reimbursement Advocacy” under “Physician Advocacy.”)

Additional contracting resources can be found in CMA ON-CALL, the association’s online library of medical, legal, regulatory, and reimbursement information. These documents are free to members at CMA's members-only website. Nonmembers can purchase ON-CALL documents for $2 per page in CMA's online bookstore.

Previously Featured Benefits:

• HIPAA Compliance Resources
• CME and Conference Discounts
• Reimbursement Help Line
• Managed Care Contract Analysis
• Magazine Discount Program
• Employment Practices Liability Insurance
• IC System Collection Solutions
• Long-Term Care Insurance

Contact: CMA's membership help line, 888/233-2937 or lgodward@cmanet.org.