Personal Advocacy The ACCMA assists members with challenges, such as payment disputes and unfair treatment by health plans, government agencies, and others; unfair treatment by hospitals; confusing regulations and overzealous regulators; and numerous other issues. The ACCMA is ready to assist members with whatever challenges arise in your professional life.
Learn more...Practice Management AssistanceThe ACCMA provides members access to a wide range of practice management resources on a wide range of topics, including billing and coding issues, disputes with payors, guidance on managed care and contracting issues, regulatory compliance issues and investigations, information on salaries and benefits for medical office staff, and legal obligations that health plans must meet.
Learn more...Legislative Advocacy
As the voice of doctors in the East Bay, ACCMA advocates on behalf of physicians and patients. From giving testimony at meetings of the Board of Supervisors, to spearheading coalitions of local healthcare organizations, to lobbying members of Congress and the State Legislature, the ACCMA ensures that physicians have a seat at the table when it comes to public policy impacting the profession of medicine.
Learn more... Professional Development
The ACCMA is committed to developing the capacity of physicians to become leaders in their practices, their profession and the community. Members have a number of opportunities to develop leadership skills through members-only leadership programs, serving on an ACCMA committee, or volunteering in the community.
Learn more...Legal/Regulatory Advocacy ACCMA and CMA work to uphold physicians' and patients' rights, preserve legislative reforms and advocate for appropriate interpretation of laws. We monitor regulatory agencies to ensure that they are fulfilling their intended purpose, whether it be to distribute health care benefits or properly regulate the health care industry, and challenge any unfair policies or actions against physicians.
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Educational Programs
The ACCMA hosts many seminars and webinars each year to bring physician members and their staffs up-to-date information. ACCMA members may attend many programs for free or for extremely reduced rates. Recent seminar topics include effective billing and coding, business essentials for physicians, managed care contract analysis, personnel management.
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Political Action
The ACCMA engage candidates and legislators who support physicians' views on issues affecting health care delivery. Through its political action committees, the ACCMA also works to support physician-friendly candidates for election at the local level and in the state legislature.
Learn more... News & Information The ACCMA regularly updates physician members with information that impact their practices and their profession. Members can look forward to receiving a monthly magazine (ACCMA Bulletin) and monthly newsletter (ACCMA Business), as well as periodic Member Alerts by fax and email. Members also receive up to two complimentary copies of the Annual Membership Directory and Practice Resource Guide.
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Online Resources We are very pleased that you have found the ACCMA on the web. Our new online Resource Library enables members to access ACCMA's incredible practice resources at the tip of their fingers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Discounts on Insurance Services ACCMA members are entitled to a host of discounts from both local and national vendors that provide a wide range of insurance products and services.
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Mediation of Disputes ACCMA committees diffuse disputes members sometimes have with patients, attorneys or other physicians. These peer review processes allow members to receive feedback from other physicians in the community as to whether they have acted within the standards of practice and the standards of care.
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Patient Referrals The ACCMA maintains a referral service for patients to seek medical services from members.
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