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Auto
Rentals
Alamo-Rent-A-Car
Tel: 1-800-732-3232
Use Member #BY 93081
Hertz Corporation
TEL: 1-800-654-2200
Use Member #: 46971
Both Alamo and Hertz offer RCMS members
special association rates when renting a vehicle. Members should note that
Alamo is available for out-of-state rentals only. Hertz provides rentals
in all states, including New York.
Collection
Service
I.C. System, Inc.
444 E. Highway 96
P.O. Box 64639
St. Paul, MN 55164
TEL: 1-800-685-0595 · FAX 612-481-3079
National Credit System, Inc.
http://www.nationalcredit.com/rcms.html
E-mail them at hano@nationalcredit.com
The RCMS and NCS, Inc has teamed up to help
you collect your money. For $20 (or less) per account, National Credit
Systems, Inc. will get the job done for you.
For a one time flat fee, NCS will contact
your debtor up to five times including a letter from an attorney. All
payments are sent directly to you. If they fail to pay, NCS will report
them to Experian (TRW), TransUnion and Equifax at no additional charge to
you. For more information, contact the RCMS at (718) 442-RCMS or Nancy Sue
Hano at NCS at (212) 213-3000 Ext. 6400.
The
Physician Advocacy Program
Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann,
P.C.
"Attorneys to the Health Professionals"
Tel: 1-516-326-1880
222.drlaw.com
Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann,
P.C. through The Physician Advocacy Programsm, is able to offer
RCMS members comprehensive and cost-effective representation during all
phases of governmental investigations and managed care contracting. The
Physician Advocacy Programsm has various options and levels of
protection. In addition to providing guidance and representation to RCMS
members engaged in managed care contracts, The Physician Advocacy Programsm
affords physicians an opportunity to be represented by experienced counsel
when investigated by OPMC, Medicare/Medicaid OIG, or the Office of Health
Systems Management, or when answering queries from IPRO.
For those matters falling outside The
Physician Advocacy Programsm, Kern Augustine Conroy &
Schoppmann, P.C. offer RCMS members a 20% discount from their usual fees
and hourly charges. The Firm devotes its skills and resources to
addressing the needs of physicians; so, it can focus on the intricacies
and complexities that are unique to health law. It is an advantage that
the Firm brings to every case. Whether you are involved in litigation with
a hospital or managed care entity, dealing with a governmental inquiry,
contractual issue or a problem touching on any other area of health care,
Kern Augustine has the experience to represent you well.
Kern Agustine is an endorsed member benefit
of the Medical Society of the State of New York and an approved member of
the American Medical Association's Physicians Advisory Network.
To contact Kern Augustine for information
about The Physician Advocacy Programsm or its other services,
Please visit our website at www.drlaw.com,
call 516-326-1880, or e-mail us at Schoppmann@drlaw.com.
1998, Kern Augustine Conroy &
Schoppmann, P.C. All rights reserved.
Equipment
Leasing
FINOVA CAPITAL
5 Neshaminy Interplex
Suite 117
Trevose, PA 19053
TEL: 1-800-333-0301 · FAX: 215-244-9907
Finova Capital can assist members with
special leasing terms for the equipment price that has been negotiated
through a manufacturer. Contact the firm directly at 1-800-333-0301 for
further information.
Financial
Services
CitiBank, NA
Camille Millard, Vice President
TEL: 1-718-351-1561
Prime Financial Services
Michael J. Allan, CFP
TEL: 1-212-684-4664
Individual Securities -Stocks. Government
and Corporate Bonds, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, CMOs, Zero Coupon Bonds,
Insured CDs and more.
Mutual Funds -Access to over 2,000
nationally known mutual funds to help you find a fund best suited to your
needs and objectives.
Retirement Accounts -Choose from a variety
of tax deferred alternatives for retirement planning, including IRAs/SEPs,
Defined Benefit and Defined Combination, Money Purchase, profit sharing
and 401K/403B-7 Plans.
Mortgages -Prime Financial Services does
not work for any particular bank - they work for you. They represent a
carefully selected group of financially sound, reputable banks and lending
institutions offering the best loan programs at competitive rates.
MBNA America
400 Christiana Road
Newark, DE 19713
TEL: 1-800-847-7378
MBNA America Bank offers the MSSNY Platinum
Plus, Gold and Preferred MasterCard credit cards at competitive rates. For
more information please contact MBNA directly at 1-800-847-7378 using
Priority Code QJCF.
Pesile
Financial Group
183 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306
Tel: 718-667-6928
Kay M. Pesile
Healthcare
Newsletters
UNITED COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1100
Rockville, MD 20852-3030
Tel: 1-800-929-4824, Ext. 223
What's your toughest practice challenge?
Claiming full Medicare reimbursement?... Negotiating managed care
contracts?...Complying with strict regulations? You can get practical
guidance on these and other challenges and opportunities from United
Communications Group, a health information publisher based in Washington,
DC.
Discounts ranging from 10% to 35% are
available to RCMS members for the following RCMS-endorsed publications:
PART B ANSWER BOOK
delivers plain-English
explanations of Medicare billing and payment rules for physician services.
With more than 130 sections, organized in a handy A-to-Z dictionary
format, the 700+ page Part B Answer Book helps physician offices to get
answers to hundreds of claims filing and reimbursement questions without
making needless calls to the local Medicare Part B carrier. The book,
based on official Medicare documents, also includes the entire Medicare
Coverage Issues Manual, which details coverage policies for more than 600
physician services, drugs and medical devices. Annual subscription
includes quarterly updates and periodic Part B Answer Book Action Alerts
on latest changes in Medicare payment policies for physician services.
PART B NEWS gives advance information on
complying with Medicare Part B regulations to ensure physician practices
get their fair share of Medicare reimbursement dollars. Reports latest
Part B claims coding and filing requirements, fee schedule implementation,
carrier review policies, physician office lab regulations, congressional
deliberations on physician payment issues plus strategies for coping with
complex Part B rules. For physicians, administrators and business managers
of solo group practices, and hospital-based physician billing managers.
PRACTICE STRATEGIES FOR MANAGED CARE
(formerly Physician Network Insider) helps physicians and practice
administrators survive and prosper under managed care. You get solid,
timely advice on how to bargain for better managed care deals, avoid
deselection, reduce expenses and create a more efficient staff. Every two
weeks, this newsletter delivers news of HMOs' latest tricks, plus targeted
financial advice, such as how to allocate expenses across cost centers and
ways to manage capitation profitably. Stay on the cutting edge with case
studies of pioneering practices, the latest in managed care information
systems, and how to forge astute affiliations with successful partners.
PHYSICIAN OFFICE LAB NEWS keeps physicians
who operate in-office clinical labs up to date on a wide range of federal
requirements affecting them for the first time. These include quality
control, performance testing and personnel standards under Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendment regulations, OSHA rules on protecting lab
staff from bloodborne pathogens, patient referral and other restrictions
of the Stark law and HHS safe harbor regulations, plus the latest changes
in Medicare reimbursement rules for physician office labs.
MEDICARE COMPLIANCE ALERT helps keep health
care business arrangements within bounds of changing Medicare rules on
patient referrals, physician investments, limited partnerships and other
joint ventures. Reports latest developments in "safe harbor"
rules and Stark law physician investment rules, and most recent
administrative law judge rulings. Includes guidance by legal experts for
structuring and managing a wide range of physician-provider ventures and
compensation arrangements. For physician investors, medical practice
administrators, health care attorneys, hospital CEOs and CFOs, and
directors of clinical labs, x-ray/imaging centers and ambulatory surgery
centers.
NATIONAL CORRECT CODING PRIMER spells out
the Health Care Financing Administration's policy for correctly billing
Medicare for more than 83,000 CPT-4 code combinations. The 450-page Primer
tells physician practices when they can and can't bill comprehensive
versus component codes for anesthesia, surgery, radiology,
pathology/laboratory, medicine, and evaluation and management services.
Annual subscription includes correct coding updates for a year, as issued
by HCFA, plus the complete list of codes in ASCII and HCFA's
MS-DOS/WordPerfect 5.0 format on 3.5" diskette.
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE CODER is packed with
practical guidance for correctly coding physician claims filed with
Medicare and private insurers so that you get all the reimbursement
dollars you're due. Physician Practice Coder queries physician billing
managers nationwide for their tough CPT-4, ICD-9-CM and HCPCS coding
questions and then hunts down the answers from their savvy colleagues,
Medicare, private insurers, and managed care plans. Each issue contains
nitty gritty coding tips and alerts on dozens of evaluation and management
services, surgical procedure, and other coding challenges facing physician
billing managers every day.
MANAGED MEDICARE & MEDICAID NEWS probes
the plans and actions of federal health policymakers each week in the
White House, HHS and Congress as they shape reform of the U.S. Medicare
and Medicaid programs. Tells health care executives how changes in
financing and regulations will make or cost them money. Also, gives
extensive coverage of the findings of researchers on cost-effective
delivery of health care services. For hospital CEOs and CFOs, state health
officials, consultants, health policy analysts, trade associa tion
lobbyists and officials, HMO and other managed care plan administrators.
RBRVS FEECALC 1998 is a simple MS-DOS-based
software program that automatically calculates physician payments under
the Medicare RBRVS fee schedule and any other non-Medicare fee schedule
based on Medicare's relative values. RBRVS FeeCalc comes with a
plain-English explanation of Medicare physician payment reform and the
revolutionary resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) fee schedule. It
provides in one convenient looseleaf reference the data and advice needed
in calculating a doctor's reimbursement under the new payment system. Also
included: relative values for thousands of physician services and the
latest Medicare fee schedule regulations. Annual subscription includes
periodic RBRVS Alerts and upgrades of RBRVS FeeCalc software.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
Regina McNally, RCMS Ombudsman
516-488-6100, Ext 331
The Ombudsman Program intervenes on behalf
of the physician when an insurance claim is in dispute and negotiations
with a third party carrier have reached a stalemate. Experienced RCMS
staff have been often able to recoup payments which have been consistently
denied or inordinately delayed. It is requested that those seeking
assistance with a specific problem describe the "history" and
nature of the problem in a cover letter, attaching relevant communications
with other involved parties, i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, Worker's
Compensation, No-Fault or other insurance carriers. For file
documentation, the data should be submitted in duplicate. The cover letter
should include language authorizing the Ombudsman to act on your behalf
with the other parties involved.
Insurance
Programs
LIBERTY MUTUAL
1133 Avenue of the Americas (17th Floor)
New York, New York 10036
TEL: 212-391-7500, Ext. 312 · FAX: 212-391-1902
Liberty Mutual offers a convenient,
cost-effective personal insurance plan that features a discount automobile
and a discount homeowners/condo program to RCMS members. The program
features:
The firm also provides FREE educational
brochures on such topics as:
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Shopping for a Safer Car
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Injury, Collision and Theft Losses by
Make and Model
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Child Safety in Your Auto
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Bicycle Safety
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Avoiding Collisions - How to Survive the
Teenage Driving Years
Call the firm directly at 212-391-7500,
Ext. 312 for further information or a price quote.
ENDORSED ADMINISTRATORS, INC.
2157 Union Blvd., P.O. Box 5671
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Tel: 1-800-556-1700 · Fax 516-665-2448
The Medical Society of the State of New
York is sponsoring a series of programs designed to meet your health
insurance needs. These programs can be used individually or in combination
to give you comprehensive cov erage. If you are uncertain of the benefits
your health insurance provides, how much is paid toward your medical
expenses and which benefits are not included, our program administrator,
Endorsed Administrators, will be able to assist you with planning your
personalized health insurance program.
Primary Health Insurance or Medicare
Carve-Out - for more comprehensive primary or supplemental health
insurance coverage, consider one of RCMS's seven Primary Health Insurance
or "Carve-Out" options.
Catastrophic Major Medical - use this plan
as an added layer of protection with either RCMS's Primary Health
Insurance, Medicare Carve-Out or Medigap policy to fill in the gaps such
as prescription drug coverage and private duty nursing, as well as the
unexpected expenses of a serious illness.
Medicare Supplement (Medigap)* - all ten
standardized policies are available at group rates. These plans are
designed to help you fill the usual and expected "gaps" in your
Medicare coverage. (*Note: You cannot carry both a Medigap and
"Carve-Out" plan since insurance regulations prevent this.)
Long Term Care (LTC) - Nursing Home, Home
Health Care and Assisted Living Facility Insurance - The only type of
"nursing home" care Medicare helps pay for is skilled nursing
facility care. Medicare does not pay for custodial care when that is the
only kind of care you need!
For information on these RCMS-sponsored
programs, please contact Endorsed Administrators, Inc. at 1-800-556-1700
and ask for:
-Primary Health Insurance/Medicare
Supplement: Nicole DeFelice
-Medicare "Carve-Out":
-Catastrophic Major Medical: Wanda Ortiz
-Long Term Care: Victoria Townsend
-Coordinator: Christine Dirnagl
Endorsed Administrators, Inc. (EAI) is an
insurance firm exclusively engaged in the administration of mem ber
benefit programs serving professional associations in New York State the
the past 68 years. Our account representatives are available to assist you
in designing a health insurance program that best suits your needs.
MSSNY INSURANCE SERVICE CENTER
Tel: 1-800-699-0772
The MSSNY Insurance Service Center
currently offers competitively priced long term disability protection with
a Business Overhead Option and a Term Life policy that offers Accidental
Death and Dismemberment protection as an added option.
Contact the Center directly at
1-800-699-0772 for further information.
The needs of physicians vary. You are
encouraged to compare various programs and services before making your
buying decisions.
MEDICAL LIABILITY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
(212) 576-9800
http://www.mlmic.com
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company
(MLMIC) is a mutual insurance company organized in 1975, under the
auspices of the Medical Society of the State of New York, in response to
the State's crisis of availability of professional liability coverage.
Since its inception, MLMIC has become the largest physician-owned and
operated professional liability insurance company in the State, as well as
the nation, with over $325 million in annual premium.
MLMIC is a mutual insurer, and as such, it
is owned and managed by the physicians and surgeons it insures. As owners,
MLMIC policyholders not only receive the strongest combination of coverage
features and underwriting support available to New York physicians, but
they also shape the future of their Company through the election of its
Board of Directors. MLMIC is the only insurer endorsed by the Medical
Society of the State of New York, County Medical Societies, and the Dental
Society of the State of New York.
MLMIC primarily underwrites professional
liability insurance for physicians and surgeons, their employees, and
dentists, as well as professional and general liability insurance for
hospitals, managed care entities, and other health care facilities.
MLMIC's underwriting staff is one of the most experienced in the medical
professional liability insurance industry, effectively evaluating and
servicing a variety of professional liability risks insured on both an
occurrence and claims made basis.
In addition to discounts for participation
in their risk management programs, MLMIC offers a number of other
discounts, such as those for new physicians, part-time practice, and
prompt remittance of the full annual premium. MLMIC also has the largest
most experienced claims staff in the State of New York and has
successfully defended more physicians than all other insurers in the state
combined. Our claims philosophy is based on the principle that groundless
claims should be aggressively defended while every effort is made to
expeditiously compensate claimants for meritorius claims.
MLMIC provides local representation by area
claims representatives in our Manhattan, Long Island, and Syracuse
offices. To discuss your individual needs and find out what your premium
would be based on our rates, call 1-(800)- 456-4056 (upstate) or
1-(800)-275-6564 (NY metropolitan area) and ask to speak to one of our
underwriters. Please also visit our Internet Web site at www.mlmic.com
We hope that you will decide to join the
majority of your colleagues by becoming a MLMIC policyholder.
SEDGWICK OF NEW YORK INC.
2000 Chase Square
Rochester, New York 14604
TEL: 1-800-462-6927 · FAX 716-546-6057
PROVIDING:
CONTACT: Kevin McGuire, Sr. V.P.
Lori Bowerman, Asst. V.P. of Sedgwick of New York Inc.
Subscription
Service
The MSSNY Magazine Program
29 Glen Cove Avenue
Glen Cove, New York 11542
TEL: 1-800-289-6247 · FAX 516-676-6926
Lower Priced Magazines and a Free
Personalized Inventory Service
You can save up to 50% off the usual
subscription rates to popular magazines through the RCMS magazine program.
The same low rates apply to new subscriptions and renewals. You can renew
through RCMS even if you originally subscribed directly or through another
program.
The Medical Society first introduced this
service in 1983. Since that time, thousands of members have enjoyed the
savings and convenience of this program. A full time, professional staff
is available to assist you with any questions that may arise. You can rely
on the staff to help you organize your magazine
Several hundred of the most popular
magazine titles are available at reduced rates. If you ever discover a
lower advertised price for any magazine offered through this program,
simply send in the promotional offer with your order and pay the lower
amount.
A special Free Personal Inventory makes
magazine ordering easier by sending a single form to alert members to all
subscriptions with approaching renewal dates. This allows you to purchase
all subscriptions at one time if you wish. You do not need to place an
order to begin using the Personal Inventory. It is a free service designed
to save members time and frustration when ordering publications. Of
course, no orders will ever be placed without prior authorization.
To take advantage of this inventory
service, simply send a magazine label (or a photocopy of the label) from
each current subscription, to the MSSNY Magazine Program. Please be sure
to indicate the name of each magazine on the label.
For more information on this RCMS
membership benefit, call or write to:
The MSSNY Magazine Program
29 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Cove, New York 11542
1-800-289-6247 or 1-800-BUY-MAGS
or Fax to 1-516-676-6926.
PRACTICE MARKETING ASSISTANCE/SUPPORT
SERVICES
MEDICAL DIRECTORY OF NEW YORK STATE
1997-1998 EDITION
PUBLISHED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TO ORDER: 1-800-523-4405 or 516-488-6100, Ext. 423
The Directory provides you with over 45,000
listings of physicians in New York State. It contains:
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An alphabetical index of physicians
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Physician listings by city/town
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Specialty index of physicians by
city/town
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Professional Data for physicians
includes medical school year of graduation, board certifications,
fellowships, hospital affiliations, up to three office listings, phone
and fax numbers (when available)
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Hospital Data include hospital staff
lists by specialty for all New York State Hospitals.
The Directory is free to RCMS members and
available to the public at a cost of $125 per copy which includes shipping
and handling fees. Additional directories to members are available at
substantial discounts. Local tax must be added. Volume discounts are
available. Dial 1-800-523-4405 or 516-488-6100, Ext. 325 to request an
order form or to place your credit card order.
MSSNY MAILING
LIST/LABEL SERVICE
Tel: 1-800-523-4005, Ext. 361
This service provides information from
MSSNY's data base of New York Physicians. Mailing lists or labels sorted
by specialty, geographic area, zip code or other criteria are available at
a reduced fee to members. Select statistical information is also
available.
For further information call:
1-800-523-4405, Ext. 361.
PHYSICIAN PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM
1-516-488-6100, Ext 406
Provides emotional support to physicians
going through malpractice litigation. Physicians who have been through the
process themselves have volunteered to assist their colleagues. All calls
are confidential.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
TEL: 1-800-523-4405, Ext. 424
The Medical Society of the State of New
York offers a spring and fall practice management series that includes
programs on coding, third party reimbursement, collection, marketing your
practice, merging and acquiring new practices, and much more.
For a list of the current practice
management programs, please dial 1-800-523-4405, Ext. 424.
Please note, registration fees are discounted for RCMS members and their
staffs.
HOME STUDY MATERIALS
TEL: 1-800-523-4405, Ext. 348
The Medical Society of the State of New
York provides members and the public with home study materials that will
aid in compliance with regulatory agency edicts. RCMS offers the
following:
Infection Control Training:
MSSNY, working under the technical guidance
of the New York State Department of Health, has available a detailed video
tape and workbook to enable you and your staff to meet the New York State
mandate on infection control training for physicians, nurses and physician
assistants. The home or office study course is available for $59 to RCMS
members and $89 for nonmembers. To extend the program to your office
staff, we are making supplemental workbooks and certification
documentation available for $29 each for members and $49 for nonmembers.
(A separate workbook is required for each staff member participating in
the program.)
The program has been certified by MSSNY for
four Category 1 CME credits and is now being reviewed for course
certification by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
With each package you order you get:
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A 45 minute video tape and workbook.
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A post test to be returned to MSSNY.
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A Certificate of Completion issued by
MSSNY when the post test is completed.
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Direct registration with NYS Department
of Health and NYS Education Department of those issued Certificates of
Completion.
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A permanent data base maintained by
MSSNY of those issued Certificates of Completion.
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Four Hours Category 1 CME credits.
In addition, each RCMS member physician
purchasing a complete package for $59 is permitted to purchase up to 8
additional workbooks at $29 so that staff members may take the course and
receive their individual Certificates of Completion.
Sales tax is added to New York State
orders. Shipping and handling fee applies to all orders.
Vaccine Information Statements:
Federal Law (Section 2126 of the Public
Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. ß 300aa-26) requires that vaccine statements
must be given to parents or guardians, each time a vaccination is
administered. The new forms no longer require a signature. The physician
must note in the patient's record that the new Vaccination Information
Statement was presented to the parent or guardian.
The CDC's newest Vaccine Information
Statements are now available on easy, tear-off pads for a very low cost.
Each pad has 100 statements. With each order you will receive a FREE
Vaccine Record Repro Sheet.
The following Vaccine Information
Statements are available at $4.50 per pad of 100 sheets:
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Chicken Pox Statements In English
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DPT Statements In English and Spanish
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Hepatitis A In English
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MMR Statements In English and Spanish
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Polio Statements In English and Spanish
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Td Statements In English and Spanish
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Hib Statements In English
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Hepatitis B Statements In English
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Vaccine Record Repro Sheets FREE - In
English
Sales tax is applicable for New York State
orders, and shipping & handling fee applies to all orders.
Dial 1-800-523-4405, Ext. 348 to request an
order form or to place your credit card orders.
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA): How
The Law Affects Physician Offices:
This comprehensive manual includes a
detailed overview of the ADA regulations (Title I & III) and
information on how to avoid ADA violations, as well as a Technical
Assistance manual on employment provisions.
FEES:
Member: $59.95
Non-Member: $89.95
Sales tax is applicable for New York State
orders, and shipping & handling fee applies to all orders.
Dial 1-800-523-4405, Ext. 348 to request an
order form or to place your credit card orders.
Resource
Guides
MSSNY's Division of Socio-Medical Economics
makes available a variety of resource publications to help the physician
and their office staffs cope with the myriad of details associated with
filing third party claims.
COMPLIMENTARY PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE:
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Medicare Managed Care Program
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Medical Record Keeping and
Evaluation/Management Guidelines
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Medicare Coding Combination Guidelines
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT A FEE:
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Physician Contracting Guidelines
Member: $19.95
Non-Member: $34.95
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MSSNY's
New York State Workers' Comp
Guide
Member: $19.95
Non-Member: $30.00
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MSSNY's New York State No-Fault Guide
Member: $15.00
Non-Member: $25.00
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Medicare Secondary Payer Information
Member: $15.00
Non-Member: $25.00
Local applicable sales tax and a shipping
and handling fee of $5.00 must be added to each order.
Dial 1-800-523-4405, Ext. 333 for an order
form or to place your credit card order.
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