As an organization representing approximately 7,000 physicians, the CSMS-IPA has a broad array of physician needs to fulfill. The IPA is in a position to negotiate volume based discounts that can potentially help providers control office costs and improve efficiency. In our continuing effort to provide valuable services to our network of physician members and their practices, CSMS-IPA, Inc. is pleased to provide the following value-added services: 

To learn more about these services and take advantage of the CSMS-IPA arrangements, you must be a member of the CSMS-IPA and login to this website.

To date, contracts are in place for the following programs: 

Each of these services is summarized below. Active plans are underway to explore and potentially add the following services and programs:

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•  Consulting Services
•  Practice Management Solutions/Electronic Medical Records
•  Secure Messaging/E-Mail Services 
  
  The IPA will keep physicians up to date on all value-added offerings through a variety of marketing sources including newsletter articles, faxed announcements and direct contact with marketing and sales agents. Information and instructions on how to enroll in these programs will always be available on this website. 
  
  Staples Discount Program 
  This is a broad ranged discount program on catalog listed office supplies. IPA physicians receive discounts ranging from 40 – 60%. Check back often to see the latest specials offered by Staples.
  
  Atlantic Health Partners Vaccine Purchasing Program 
  
  We are pleased to announce that the CSMS-IPA has found a strong, new partner in helping our members save money with vaccine purchases. This new partner – Atlantic Health Partners – can help you save precious dollars and advocate on your behalf with payers and manufacturers.
  Atlantic, a physician purchasing program based here in CT, works directly with Sanofi Pasteur and Merck and has obtained the most favorable pricing and purchasing terms for a wide variety of pediatric, adolescent, adult, flu, and travel vaccines. Members of the Atlantic program make purchases directly from Sanofi and Merck (as many of you do now) but typically receive better pricing and purchasing terms. In addition, participation is voluntary, there is no cost to enroll in the Atlantic program, and you can also save on medical supplies ordered on Sanofi’s web site.
  
  Participation with Atlantic only effects those vaccines that you purchase (and not those provided by the State), and participation with Atlantic only requires practices to first look to use Sanofi and Merck vaccines (excluding flu vaccine).
  
  Provider Services of America 
  Debt Collection Services 
  
  Provider Services of America (PSA), Inc., the healthcare arm of Transworld Systems Inc., offers a discounted debt collection service that generates the highest recovery rate at the lowest cost in the healthcare industry to CSMS-IPA members. PSA specializes in both self-pay and insurance resolution revenue recovery services. There is no enrollment fee for IPA physicians.
  

  TransEngen Revenue Maximizer^sm

  This product lets you offer your patients a variety of payment options and store a form of payment so that you don’t have to chase after those patients later. The Revenue Maximizer processes major credit/debit cards and converts paper checks to electronic funds transfer to speed payment processing.

  Total Compliance Solutions (TCS) Web-Based Training

  CSMS-IPA has now teamed up with Total Compliance Solutions (TCS), the nation's premier provider of CME & CEU Approved Web Based Trainings, to bring our members these services at a discounted rate.  TCS offers both online and onsite courses that deal with the following regulations: OSHA, OIG/CMS, HIPAA, Employee Policies, CLIA, DEA, ADA, and many more. These courses may also be accompanied with office assessments and custom developed compliance manuals.