CMA Member Benefit of the Week: Online Practice Management
[Posted 05/04/06]

CMA has partnered with athenahealth—a leading revenue management company—to help physicians get paid quickly, correctly, and with minimal hassle. CMA members receive 6 percent off athenahealth’s unique web-based practice management services, which include eligibility verification, claims submission, and insurance collection.

athenahealth is the only revenue management service for physicians that integrates work flow, billing, and collections into a single web-based service. This HIPAA-compliant system was developed by former medical practice managers who have a thorough understanding of the business problems facing physicians in California. athenahealth has the largest real-time database of payor rules and regulations in the country—a database that helps prevent billing problems before they result in denied claims and lost cash flow. Because it’s a web-based service, every time a new rule or feature is added, your practice benefits immediately.

On average, practices that use athenahealth get paid 30 percent faster and see a 5 to 10 percent increase in collections.

To receive your CMA member discount, call CMA at (888) 401-5911 and you will be connected with an athenahealth representative.

Previously Featured Benefits:

• Guaranteed-Issue Disability Insurance, with Business Overhead Expense Coverage
• Managed Care Contracting Tools
• 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.