Managing Your Practice, member benefits

Get Off Autopilot: Squeeze All You Can out of Your Contracts — Save 10% of Net Revenue

SDCMS-endorsed Coastal Healthcare Consulting Group, Inc., is a specialty consulting firm that assists clients with managed care contracting, contract negotiations, credentialing, revenue enhancement, and strategic planning. As a benefit of membership, SDCMS physicians receive free contracting analysis, discounts on hourly rates, and package prices on services for contract negotiations, including health plan contracts.

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Your SDCMS Support Team

Tom Gehring
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
T: (858) 565-8597 (desk)
T: (619) 206-8282 (cell)
F: (858) 569-1334
W: Gehring@SDCMS.org
Contact Tom should you have questions about what SDCMS is doing locally, in Sacramento, and in Washington, DC, on the political advocacy front, or if you have general questions, complaints, or concerns about what SDCMS is doing or can do for you as a physician.

A Message From Your Executive Director: The ABCs of SDCMS

SDCMS is a business, and you, our member physicians, are our customers. In the past, this statement would have been considered heretical. However, in today's difficult macro- and micro-economic environments and uncertain healthcare climate, and with a relentless focus on reducing costs and increasing revenues, medical societies must behave as businesses whose only goal is to please their customers — you!

Commercial Credit Is Available

Are you considering acquiring a new piece of equipment of a significant dollar amount? You should know that the way you finance it can cost or save you money. There are two main financing options: Purchase loans or leases. Each has its own unique characteristics, and using the best structure for your situation can have a significant impact on your practice finances. These are some of the basic differences between the two credit facilities you should consider before making a final determination.

E-prescribing Resources

E-prescribing is the electronic generation, transmission, and filling of a prescription. It strives to reduce the number of medication errors and adverse drug effects, and improve standards in patient safety. Surescripts-RxHub is a network that securely links e-prescribing systems to the major health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmacies.