ISMS member-managers are privy to the same benefits as their physician employer members, tools to help run a more efficient and informed practice.

Online Medical Legal Library - a central location where members and their staffs can access Medical Legal publications and other valuable documents.

Our Library is organized by the following categories:

• Medical Liability Information Center
• General Office Documents including

  HIPAA Model Forms

  Model Authorization form for Release of Confidential Health Information

  Letter to Dissatisfied Patient—Billing

  Patient Discharge Letter

  Practice Closure Letter

  Risk Management—An Essential Office Practice for Physician Office Staff

  Physicians Guide for Medical Record Access and Retention

  2009 Medical Record Quick Guide

  A Physicians Guide to Closing a Medical Practice

  Medical Record Fees Under HIPAA and Illinois Law

• Professional Services Contracts including

  Before you Sign: A Physician’s Guide to Contracts or Agreements with Managed Care Entities

• Professional Medical Legal Issues including

  Advanced Directives and End of Life Care

  Physician-Patient Relationship Termination or Withdrawl

• ISMS Member & County Medical Society Tools including

  ISMS Hassle Factor Log

ISMS Division of Health Policy Research and Advocacy

Through its Hassle Factor Program, the Division of Health Policy Research and Advocacy offers ISMS members and their staffs a unique service and has a proven track record of success. Division staff have developed relationships and work closely with third-party payors, governmental departments and agencies and will intervene on your behalf.

The professional expertise of ISMS’ knowledgeable staff is just a phone call away, but only if your physician-employer is an ISMS member. The Division of Health Policy Research and Advocacy can be contacted by calling 1-800-782-ISMS extension 1470.

Solveras Payment Systems®

If your practice currently accepts credit card payments and your physician employer is an ISMS member, you can take advantage of the negotiated group rate for Solveras Payment Systems®. Solveras offers ISMS members a free professional savings analysis with no obligation to enroll. Last year the average savings was $1,400 per year!