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| What if you had joined UMA last year? UMA helped Dr. Smith[1] save more than $20,833. What could YOU save? o SAVED $264: Verizon phone based on $100 a monthly bill for one year o SAVED $500: Financial Planning Services o SAVED $12,000: Medicare funding saved through UMA lobbying[2] o SAVED $1,000: Medical Legal Hotline access o SAVED $5,000: Discounted Electronic Medical Records system o SAVED $500: Registration for Annual Spring Conference in Zions National Park o SAVED $295: Bulletin and Medibyte alerts o SAVED $700: Group Purchasing discount based on $3500 purchase o SAVED $60 UMA Physician Directory o SAVED $500 Free and discounted CME and coding education programs TOTAL SAVINGS: $20,789 This is what you could be missing. Join now Your UMA Membership = PRICELESS When you join UMA, you hire powerful profession lobbyists to protect advocate for the viability of your practice. By protecting your practice from legal, legislative and regulatory intrusions, your UMA membership lets you focus on what’s really important: your patients. Most of these benefits are ONLY available to UMA members. Why join Utah Medical Association? Your membership is PRICELESS… CONTENTS o Legal and Compliance Services o Practice Management and Insurance
UMA Financial Services’ mission is to improve the financial well being and peace of mind of UMA member physicians by providing the best possible financial planning services. UMAFS stands alone in its popularity with our members. Important advantages include: o Consultants are salaried not commissioned—their services are free to UMA members o Only work with Utah physicians o Board of Directors physician dominated o Excellent second opinion $750 Value 10% off Disability Insurance $250 an hour value Save Half of Asset Management Fees Discounted Professional Services
UMA boasts a one-of-a-kind physician-only lobbying group in Utah. Powerful physician and patient advocacy at the state and national levels. It provides effective representation before the Utah state legislature, UDOH, the Governor’s office, DOPL, and other regulatory bodies. UMA tracks and responds to over 150 bills each year in the legislature to protect physician interests and patient safety. o UMA lobbied for and received a 2.5% increase in Medicaid reimbursement for physicians for 2009 and stopped a proposed 7% cut in physician Medicaid reimbursement for 2010 o UMA stopped a 2.0% decrease in Medicaid reimbursement for physicians in 2009 during the special session in September o UMA helped stop Medicare’s planned 15.2 percent cut to Utah physicians for 2009. In other words we saved Medicare physicians an average of $12,000 each in Utah o UMA successfully passed a bill for Emergency Physicians and on-call specialists regarding medical liability reform for emergency care, tightening the standard of evidence for those bringing a lawsuit o UMA introduced a bill that would instruct counties to pay Emergency Room physicians for treating county prisoners. Instead of being paid nothing for their services, physicians will get 65% of PEHP rates o UMA stopped legislation that would make physicians liable for prescribing Schedule II substances without checking the controlled substance database first, should the patient become addicted o The 10% increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for physicians in last three years was the direct result of UMA lobbying o UMA stopped CRNAs from getting independent practice. They still must be supervised by a physician o UMA passed prompt pay legislation requiring insurance companies to pay within 30 days of receiving a clean claim o UMA Supported a bill that now expands access to the health insurance market, increases market flexibility and provides greater transparency in the health insurance market.
UMA’s Physician Legal Hotline can provide information on legal issues that you may encounter in your practice. You must be a member to access an online legal guide. We also offer information on compliance and regulations. $250 an hour value $500 value $500 value
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT and INSURANCE This is your direct link to valuable practice-management resources, including consulting services, group discounts, discounted health insurance plans, credit card processing and discounted electronic medical records systems. Up to $5,000 discount off Electronic Medical Records systems 20% off office supplies -- Group Purchasing Opportunities Health insurance plans 15% Discount on Prescription Pads & EMR Printer Paper 20% savings on electronic billing Discounted rate of only 1.75% for credit card processing Discounted practice management consultations from Physician Services, LLC
UMA provides accredited CME courses throughout the state, such as annual coding updates and joint sponsorship of specialty society and county society meetings. The UMA also accredits organizations in Utah to offer CME designated activities. $500 value Free and/or up to $500 value Support to local specialty and component societies o Utah Psychiatric Association o Intermountain Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry o Utah Society of Anesthesiologists o Utah College of Emergency Physicians o Utah OB/GYN Society o Utah Ophthalmology Society o Utah Society of Pathologists o Utah State Plastic Surgery Society o American College of Surgeons, Utah Chapter o Salt Lake Surgical Society o Utah Urological Society UMA Foundation grants
UMA keeps you and your more than 3,200 member colleagues connected to each other, your patients, and organized medicine through an array of multimedia communication channels. Free $50 value --Bulletin $200 value UMA Website - www.utahmed.org
UMA publications combine a 35 year tradition of excellence in medical publishing with a keen understanding of the information needs of today’s busy clinician. UMA offers the following discounts to UMA members ONLY: $75 value $500 value Save up to 50%
Get involved, build leadership skills, and contribute your talents to UMA’s efforts. Elected, appointed, and volunteer positions are available to members ONLY. Special Sections
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Alta Medical Management Resource Management Inc. MedjetAssist - Air Medical Evacuation Membership Program Hertz Car Rental discounts: Alamo Car Rental discounts: [1] A hypothetical practicing physician belonging to the UMA. [2] UMA lobbying benefited all physicians in Utah who see Medicare patients. Benefits of membership in AMA* The AMA's powerful voice in Congress, the courts and federal regulatory agencies * Free subscription to JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) * Free subscription to American Medical News * Practice and professional development information Practice management workshops and publications Practice development publications and audio-visual library Socioeconomic studies Physicians Current Resource * Information Resources Member discounts on CME opportunities including conferences, JAMA Journal Club and AMA Video Clinic, and on numerous scientific and socioeconomic publications AMA reference library Physician Negotiation Advisory Office * Professional and personal financial services AMA Insurance Agency, Inc. AMA Investment Advisers, Inc., financial and investment services Home Mortgage Program Visa Gold Card Car rental discounts |
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