Membership Benefits

McHenry County Medical Society Benefits

Legislative Advocacy

The McHenry County Medical Society represents the interests of all physicians, regardless of specialty, before state governing bodies concerning laws and policies that involve medical practice and patient issues. MCMS regularly interacts with state and national law makers to discuss pending legislation that impacts the practice of medicine. MCMS keeps members informed of pending legislation and encourages all member physicians to become involved in the legislative process by contacting legislators. Physicians may access updated information on current legislation through the McHenry County Medical Society website www.mchenrymed.org or through the Illinois State Medical Society's website: www.isms.org

Expanded Web Site

One of the many benefits of being a MCMS member is having your own webpage on the FIND A PHYSICIAN section of the website. This is a free marketing tool for our members. In order to activate your page, each member physician needs to register on the website with an email address. Once login is achieved, you have the capability to expand your own page to include practice information, office hours, accepted health plans, and any other information that you desire to post. For those physicians who currently do not have a practice website, this is a wonderful marketing tool for your practice that membership in the MCMS provides. 

Membership Meetings and Social Events

Informative and energizing membership meetings are planned throughout the year. These meetings are provide an interactive networking opportunity as well as educational presentations.  

Physician Recommendation and Local Marketing

Only physician members are recommended to potential patients when referrals are received into the MCMS office. Members are featured in an annual newspaper insert to honor them on National Doctor's Day. All physicians can be found in our public "Find a Physician" search engine on this website.

Physician Newsletter

The MCMS VOICE is published and mailed to each physician member six times each year. This newsletter keeps you informed of timely legislative issues, monthly events, educational programs, and services. Members are welcome to send articles to the MCMS office for publishing consideration regarding practice strategies, announcements, procedures, etc. 

Disability Insurance Member Discount

The McHenry County Medical Society is proud to announce a partnership with an agency that has been specializing in Disability Income policies, primarily with physicians, for over 45 years. This coverage will be underwritten through Irwin A. Siegel & Associates, Ltd., with offices in Chicago and Arlington Heights. This agency is offering the members of the McHenry County Medical Society the following benefits:

  • 20% discount for MCMS members
  • The policy cannot be cancelled
  • There are no price increases on the policy
  • Each policy is tailored to fit a member’s individual needs
  • If you are in group practice or hospital group with more than 3 physicians, they would be able to bring the cost of the female physician down to the rates of the male physicians and there would be an additional discount. This is a huge benefit for female physicians as they are approximately 40% higher to insure for disability than their male counterparts.

Your coverage will be of the highest quality and the premium will compare favorably to many plans of lesser quality. What’s more, you will receive this coverage at less than similar plans because you are obtaining it as part of our Medical Society. Call the MCMS office for details.

Banking Packages from Citibank 

  1. Monthly fee waived for business checking account – valued at $20 per month.
  2. Free single-feed remote check deposit machine; a $325 value – no need to go to the bank to make deposits!
  3. .25% increase in Business Insured Money Market Accounts over regular rates.
  4. No annual fee on business lines of credit requests up to $250,000.
  5. Preferred rates on business loans and commercial mortgages.
  6. Free membership in Women & Co.
  7. Free Citigold personal account and associated membership perks

*Offers subject to change without notice.

 

Illinois State Medical Society Benefits

How does joining the MCHENRY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY and ILLINOIS MEDICAL STATE SOCIETY serve YOUR PRACTICE and YOUR STAFF and save you time and money? Upon joining MCMS and ISMS you will have access to:

Medical Legal Resources

  • Members only access to legal counsel.
  • Members only free access to online medical library:  general office documents available (HIPAA, patient discharge letter, etc), medical practice and contracting resources (“before you sign…”, record retention, etc.) and medical legal guidelines.

Health Policy Research and Member Advocacy

  •   No-pay, slow pay, overpay and payment recall situations

  •   Billing, coding and enrollment processes
  •   Medicare and Medicaid questions
  •   Audit, peer review and quality assurance issues
  •   Member only services to improve the business side of your practice
  •   "You sign…”, record retention, etc. and medical legal guidelines.

Legislative Advocacy

  •   ISMS lobbying team is the leading state health care advocate
  •   Monitor and improve the regulatory processes
  •   Influence legislative and regulatory change.

ISMS Benefit Partners

  • AlertMD
  • Pronto Connections
  • MedWaitTime
  • athenahealth
  • Job Target
  • Solveras Payment Solutions
  • Prescriber's Letter
  • Caliber Point Solutions
  • Coker Technology
  • Databank IMX
  • E-Medapps
  • Medix Systems Consultants
  • Platinum Systems Specialists, Inc
  • Epocrates
  • Energy PlusCTS Languagelink
  • CCPA Purchasing Partners
  • JPB Medical Marketing
  • Bank of America Practice Solutions

Call Illinois State Medical Society for information on these benefit programs (1-800-782-4767, ext. 1470).