Membership Information
Become a Member
Member Resources
Member Benefits
Legislative
Advocacy
ACCMA responds quickly to local, state and federal legislation and
regulations affecting physicians. For example, in 1977, ACCMA stopped a
federal attempt to invade physicians' offices to conduct an illegal
Medi-Cal audit. More recently, ACCMA successfully challenged Medicare's
inappropriate allegations of physician overcharging. These actions are
made possible in part through donations to our political action
committee (ACCPAC), a fund which supports candidates who have proven to
be friends of medicine. Visit our Legislative
Advocacy page for information on issues affecting the future of your
practice.
Member
Assistance
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is available to promptly answer
any questions you may have regarding practice management, regulatory and
legal issues. We are also here to advocate on your behalf to ensure
proper reimbursement for your medical services. For assistance with any
of your practice management needs, visit the Practice
Management page of this site, e-mail your inquiry to accma@accma.org, or give our office a call at
510/ 654-5383. Let us worry about the hassles, so you can concentrate on
practicing medicine.
Educational
Seminars
Our sponsored series of practice
management seminars covers a wide spectrum of topics throughout the
year, including "Mini MBA for Physicians and Office Managers" and
"Telephone, Scheduling and Patient Flow Techniques". New seminars are
implemented as laws change, providing ACCMA members with the latest
compliance information available on OSHA regulations, HIPAA, and any
regulatory issues arising in the future.
Publications
ACCMA members receive the ACCMA Bulletin, a monthly magazine
containing news articles and commentary of interest to members, and
ACCMA Business, a brief news digest. Each member also receives
two membership directories annually. The ACCMA Membership and
Resource Directory contains pictures and listings according to
specialty of our members, and is the only publication of its kind in the
East Bay.
Web Site
Informative coverage of health care issues, convenient dues renewal
and seminar registration, and instant access to practice management
tools are just a few of the helpful features available at ACCMA.org.
Insurance Programs
Health, disability, life, workers' compensation, professional
liability, and Medicare fraud insurance programs are available to
members. Many of the plans are group plans which offer security and cost
benefits not available in individual plans.
Mediation
ACCMA provides a mediation process for patients, third-party payors
and physicians, clarifies billing questions with Medicare and Medi-Cal,
educates patients about physcians' fees, and diffuses unnecessary legal
actions.
Patient Referrals
The ACCMA maintains educational and specialty information on
physicians for referral to patients. More than 2,000 patients are
referred each month. The ACCMA Membership and Resource Directory
is also a popular referral source for physicians, containing pictures
and listings according to specialty of our more than 2,700 members. The
ACCMA Directory is the only publication of its kind in the East
Bay and is updated each year for members. In addition to these services,
our Physician
Locator feature is an on-line directory of our physician
members. Complete listings of members' practice information are
available at any time of the day or night to patients browsing the
web.
Peer Review
ACCMA has a peer review process that maintains excellence within the
medical profession. Peer review committees meet monthly to review cases
concerning ethics, professional standards and professional
liability.
Related Files
Application for Membership (Microsoft Word Document)
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