Take Advantage of Your SDCMS and CMA Benefits

Physician Advocate on Staff
Have a question? Don't know where to begin? Contact your full-time, SDCMS physician advocate, Marisol Gonzalez, to get the answers to all your questions.

Office Manager Advocate on Staff
Let your office manager and staff know that they have a full-time office manager advocate at SDCMS ready to help them with any questions they may have.

San Diego County Physician Mailing Lists
Need to promote your practice or an event? Receive one free physician mailing list annually and a discount on all additional mailing lists requested in the same year.

SDCMS Membership Certificate
Receive a free SDCMS membership certificate.

Investments
Invest with Dunham & Associates and discount your SDCMS dues by $150.

SDCMS Pictorial Membership Directory
Appear in SDCMS' annual pictorial membership directory. Receive a free directory each year and a 50 percent discount on additional directories purchased. Receive 50 percent off advertising rates.

Free Coding Hotline
Access a free coding hotline (provided by CHMB Solutions). Email your coding question(s) to SDCMS at Coding@SDCMS.org.

San Diego Physician Magazine
Receive a free subscription to the voice of San Diego County's physicians. Place free classified ads and receive 25 percent off display ads.

San Diego Magazine
Receive a gift subscription, included with your SDCMS active physician membership. A portion of membership dues ($1) will be allocated to your 12-month subscription. A discounted subscription is available for resident physician members.

SDCMS Email Newsletter, "News You Can Use"
Receive the latest in medical, local, state, and federal news critical to your practice ... free of advertising.

SDCMS Seminars/Webinars
Attend free of charge all SDCMS seminars and webinars (including Office Managers Forums), covering legal issues, HIPAA, risk management issues, how to begin your practice, contract negotiations, getting paid, billing, and much more.

California Emergency Driving Emblem
Receive a free California physician emergency driving emblem and additional emblems discounted at $10.

SDCMS News Alerts
Stay informed of the news that affects your bottom line and your patients' health with faxed and emailed alerts sent by SDCMS to you, free of charge ... and free of advertising!

SDCMS and CMA Websites
Access members-only SDCMS and CMA websites to find valuable resources, such as access to SDCMS' FAQ database, the ability to build your own website, free of charge, the ability to place and manage your own classified ads, free of charge, and much more.

Engagement in Healthcare Issues
Be part of the solution! Become involved in any of a broad spectrum of engagement opportunities both SDCMS and CMA afford their member physicians, including joining an SDCMS or CMA committee or becoming a physician leader.

Hertz Discounts
Save up to 15 percent on daily Hertz car rental rates. Special international discounts are also available. Visit www.Hertz.com or call Hertz at (800) 654-2200. Frequent traveler miles and bonus points may be earned for qualifying rentals. An SDCMS-CMA members-only code is needed to take advantage of this discount.

Auto Insurance
Along with your spouse, receive 4.5-14 percent discounts on all lines of coverage from the Automobile Club of Southern California.

HIPAA Compliance
Receive a discount on a complete, do-it-yourself HIPAA privacy and security compliance toolkit (CD-ROM).

Epocrates Clinical Reference Guides
Receive a 30 percent discount off of a one-year subscription and a 35 percent discount off of a two-year subscription to Epocrates' clinical reference guides. Students and residents receive a 50 percent discount.

CMA ON-CALL Documents
You can access, free of charge, thousands of pages of medical-legal, regulatory, and reimbursement information, through CMA's online library.

CMA's Weekly Newsletter, "Alert"
Delivered directly to you, free of charge, via email or fax.

Free CMA Reimbursement Hotline
(888) 401-5911

Free CMA Legal Hotline
(415) 882-5144

Free CMA Legislative Hotline
(866) 462-2819

Free CMA Physician Confidential Line
A 24-hour phone service for physicians, dentists, medical students, residents, and their families and colleagues who may have an alcohol or other chemical dependence or mental/behavioral problem. Completely confidential. Using it will not result in any form of disciplinary action or referral to any disciplinary body. Call (213) 383-2691.

MedicAlert Individual and KidSmart Program
Provides 24-hour individual or child emergency identification and family notification services that safeguard and identify individuals/children in an emergency. SDCMS-CMA members receive: 1) 24-hour emergency response center; 2) identification; 3) family notification; 4) medical information management.

Staples Business Advantage Program
SDCMS-CMA members receive: 1) deep discounts (up to 80 percent) on your everyday office supply needs; 2) Internet ordering and no-hassle, online returns; 3) online customizable reports; 4) free, next-business-day delivery; 5) award-winning customer service; 6) experienced account manager; 7) customer appreciation days.

Subscription Services
SDCMS-CMA members receive 50 percent off subscriptions to popular magazines.