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Member Benefits

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The Ulster County Medical Society is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor and provide CME Category I credits for educational programs and related activities. Top

Legislative Advocacy

The Ulster County Medical Society and the Medical Society of the State of New York are working hard to protect the interests of physicians and preserve the practice of medicine. Top

Membership Meetings

The Ulster County Medical Society holds four membership meetings per year and are scheduled, according to the bylaws, for the second Tuesday of March, May, October and December. Top

Committees

All members are invited and encouraged to participate on one or more of the following committees; public health, public relations, peer review, legislation, CME, managed care/insurance, and membership development. Top

Physician Referral Service

The Ulster County Medical Society provides physician referrals to the general public on a daily basis. This service is free to the physician member and to the caller. Upon request, our policy is to provide the caller with a list of three physicians in the specified location and medical specialty, A rotating database is the current method being used for our referral service. Top

Medical Insurance

Group health insurance is available to physician members, their family and their office staff. Top

Other Insurance Benefits

Through our endorsement with Charles J. Sellers & Co., Inc. we are able to offer the following: franchise term life, group term life, workers' compensation and office package medical safety, NYS DBL, disability, office overhead, hospital indemnity, long term care and accidental death & dismemberment. The Ulster County Medical Society also endorses the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (MLMIC) for professional liability (malpractice) insurance. Top

Quarterly Newsletter

The Society's newsletter is produced on a quarterly basis and contains information about Society matters, medical economics, malpractice, legislation, workers' compensation, pertinent statewide issues, etc. The newsletter contains classified, quarter, half and full-page advertising. Top

Professional Staff

Your County Medical Society is currently staffed by its full-time Executive Director and Office Secretary. They remain ready to provide personal assistance to you and your office staff. Should you require assistance in hiring office staff, should you need mailing labels to notify colleagues of a change of address or a new associate, should your office need a supply of workers' compensation forms, should you need reliable advice when you are faced with unusual problems relating to your practice, should you need information about community services available to your patients, should you need an address for an out-of-town colleague or should you just need information about the Medical Society. We are a resource for general legal issues, policy, medical ethics and legislative updates. Top

Legal Services

Kern, Augustine, Conroy & Schoppmann P.C. currently serves as General Counsel to the Ulster County Medical Society. Top

Physician Advocacy Program (PAP)

The Physician Advocacy Program is offered to members by the healthcare law firm of Kern, Augustine, Conroy & Schoppman, P.C. It provides a wide variety of readily available, highly respected expert legal services. Top

Accounts Receivable Management

I.C. System, Inc. has been providing account collection services to the Ulster County Medical Society since February 2001. Effective and affordable collection programs can be developed to transform paper receivables into positive cash flow. For more information, call 1-800-279-6620 or visit their website at www.icsystem.com. Top