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Dallas County Medical Society is pleased to offer DCMS Circle of Friends, a resource to assist member physicians in making valuable business decisions for their practices. DCMS Circle of Friends consists of medical-related businesses that serve Dallas-area physicians. These companies pay an annual fee to participate in this service.

Companies participating in the program will be designated by the DCMS Circle of Friends logo (right) on their advertisements for the year they are participating. If, as a DCMS member physician, you'd like to recommend a company join or have comments about companies in this program, contact Kelly Cutbirth, DCMS advertising sales manager, at 214-413-1446 or email kelly@dallas-cms.org. For details on joining, click here.

Diamond Participants: Silver Participants cont.:
TMA Insurance Trust (TMAIT)
ENDORSED VENDOR
Grizzaffi Darby
Member since November 2008
  Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT)
ENDORSED VENDOR
  IronStone Bank
Member since December 2007
      Lincoln Harris CSG
Member since March 2007
Platinum Participants:   Lone Star MSO
Member since October 2006
  The Medical Protective Company
Member since February 2007
  MedDent Advisors
Member since April 2010
  Global Healthcare Alliance
Member since April 2010
  NTC Texas' PaymentCare
Member since March 2010
      Rebecca Harrell, Medical Office Specialist
MEMBER SINCE AUGUST 2009
Gold Participants:   Sante Center for Healing
Member since April 2008
  American Physicians Insurance Company
Member since November 2007
  Shaw & Associates, PC
MEMBER SINCE APRIL 2010
      Strategic Billing Solutions Inc.
Member since February 2010
Silver Participants:   Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery
MEMBER SINCE MAY 2008
  Allscripts
Member since July 2008
  The Health Group
Member since February 2009
  Bank of America
Member since May 2008
  Wynmark Commercial
Member since October 2009
  BBVA Compass
Member since February 2008
   
  Goldin, Peiser and Peiser
Member since February 2009
   
       
       

 

Allscripts is an industry leader in software, services, information and connectivity solutions that empower physicians and other healthcare providers to deliver best-in-class patient safety, clinical outcomes and financial results.

For more information about Allscripts you can contact Janelle Thompson at 972-475-4159 or Janelle.Thompson@allscipts.com.

 

API has been providing Texas with superior medical professional liability insurance since 1976 and has an A.M. Best financial strength rating of A- (Excellent). Our unrelenting commitment to service has helped us achieve outstanding levels of customer satisfaction along with financial growth and success.

Facts About API

  • A- (Excellent) A.M. Best Financial Strength Rating (affirmed in October 2009)
  • "A" rated reinsurance partners
  • Ranked 67 of America's 200 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine
  • 90% policyholder retention
  • API closes over 85% of claims / lawsuits with no indemnity paid

To learn more about API, please call 877-API-7007 (877-274-7007) or e-mail info@api-c.com. You can also visit us online at www.api-c.com.

 

Bank of America knows that after years of training for your profession, you are ready to take the next steps in your life. That's why we offer mortgage and banking solutions that make it easier to get where you want to go.

The Bank of America Doctor Loan makes home buying easier.

The Bank of America Doctor Loan program is designed especially for licensed MDs and residents. Preserve your assets, maximize tax advantages* and settle into a home of your own, even if you are just getting started in your career.

Program Highlights that keep doctors fiscally fit:

  • Up to 100% financing available
  • Loan amounts available up to $1,000,000
  • No Private Mortgage Insurance
  • Fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages available
  • Gift funds allowed for closing costs and reserves

Note: Minimum requirement for consumer relationship is a Demand Deposit Account (DDA). Premier Banking® is available to people who have $100,000 in combined deposits, investments, lines of credit and loans (not including a first mortgage) at Bank of America or $250,000 in combined balances, including a first mortgage. *Please consult your tax advisor and IRS Publication 936 (Mortgage Interest Deduction) regarding deductibility of interest. © 2008 Bank of America Corporation Equal Housing Lender

For more information please see their Informational Flyer or contact Katie Lewis, VP and Mortgage Loan officer at 214-559-6457 or email katie.l.lewis@bankofamerica.com.

 

BBVA Compass Business Lending Division is a specialized lending arm to the Medical Services Division of BBVA Compass. We are a group of banking business professionals that specializes in lending to the healthcare arena. Our bankers operate with surgical precision, acutely aware that your medical practice requires a structured loan plan to ensure your success.

Our unique financing options offer long-term amortizations, minimal or no money down payment options, low interest rates and service that is unparallel in the market. We provide the following loans to medical doctors:

  • Practice Acquisition
  • Equipment
  • Interim Construction
  • Real Estate Acquisition
  • Leasehold Improvement
  • Practice Start-up
  • Partner Buy-out

We are the only division of the bank that serves as a boutique lender to medical doctors. All lending decisions are headquartered in Dallas, Texas, which allows us to expedite, control and manage loans to closing in a quick and timely manner.

Contact Brei Silvia, Vice President of BBVA Compass Business Lending, at 972-705-8622 or e-mail brei.silvia@bbvacompass.com to secure your financial future.

 

globalcentara ProviderSM
is a comprehensive revenue cycle management solution for healthcare providers. globalcentara Provider offers a unique blend of award-winning technology and superior customer service to help improve cash flow, decrease denials and maximize reimbursement.

Innovative Technology

  • Web-based Practice Management System powered by Microsoft® Silverlight™
  • The only system with a built-in rules based engine with Payor-Provider Intelligence™ that generates a 99% first pass clean claim rate
  • Web-based Executive Digital Dashboard for a quick view of financial metrics

Increase Cash Flow

  • Transparent account management with daily billing, patient collections, insurance collections and payment posting
  • Up to a 40% reduction in A/R days and up to a 48% savings in operating costs.
  • Perform at or above the MGMA Benchmarks

Industry Experts

  • Serving over 500 physicians in 16 different specialties
  • Billing over 100 million dollars annually
  • Founded by Dr. Denton A. Cooley, founder and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Texas Heart Institute.

To learn more about our services visit www.globalhca.com or call 866-458-6076.
To maximize your revenue now, view our brochure.

 

Goldin, Peiser and Peiser (GPP) is a full-service accounting firm. In addition to the traditional public accounting services, such as tax and audit, GPP’s team of experienced accounting, financial and consulting professionals specialize in helping individuals and privately-held businesses in the areas of business development, wealth-building techniques and IRS representation. GPP concentrates in the areas of Health Care, Construction and Real Estate.

GPP’s full range of services for medical professionals assists physicians with business plan development, marketing initiatives, and financial services. The firm also helps physicians minimize taxes and maximize legal protection by choosing the appropriate legal entities for their business. GPP also provides outsourced solutions to ensure physicians comply with federal and state taxing authorities.

With strong leadership and abundant experience, GPP can confidently coach and advise clients on how to improve and grow in their respective markets. GPP’s clients benefit from a full-service accounting firm and integrated services that help them succeed.

For more information contact William Mays at 214-635-2511 or by email at wmays@gppcpa.com.

 

Grizzaffi Darby is an employee benefits brokerage firm specializing in medical organizations. We understand the everyday challenges a medical organization faces to help clients retain and attract the best physicians, nurses, medical assistants and administrators. Employee benefits are a big piece of this, and at Grizzaffi Darby, instead of rolling out the plans, we roll up our sleeves. We survey your people, we learn about what you have done in the past and what you hope to achieve going forward. Grizzaffi Darby will help you look at your group benefits from every point of view, especially the most important one — yours. Visit us online at www.grizzaffidarby.com and call us at 866-380-1245.

 

At IronStone Bank, our vision and values guide us as we serve the financial needs of the businesses, organizations and individuals of our community. Our commitments to helping our customers achieve success and security endures throughout the years as we hold true to our promise of integrity, trust and service.

We provide the expertise, services and convenience you expect of a major financial institution, yet our customers continue to know us as local community bankers, building and nurturing meaningful relationships through personal attention and dedicated service.

We specialize in working with medical and dental professionals, managing complex financial needs of new, established and expanding practices. We are committed to providing the careful attention, thoughtful guidance and tailored solutions you need to maximize the value of your practice while keeping it running smoothly and efficiently.

IronStone has the expertise, resources and services to help you:

  • Finance the growth and development of your practice.
  • Reduce your operating costs and increase the efficiency of your business office.
  • Better manage your cash flow.
  • Establish sound investment strategies.
  • Enhance the benefits available to you, your associates and your employees.

Medical and dental professionals throughout the communities we serve consider IronStone to be their trusted financial services advisor for both their professional and personal finances. To learn more about our customized services available to you, visit our IronStone Uptown Center Office at 2626 Howell St., Dallas, www.ironstone.com, call Rodrigo Segura at 214-655-3410, or email rodrigo.segura@ironstone.com.

 

Lincoln Harris, CSG — a Promise of Value. Lincoln Harris, CSG has created a healthcare management division that is solely focused on the healthcare industry and its highly specialized needs. We are a third-party leasing and management company representing more than two million square feet of medical office space throughout the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex.

Metroplex Properties and Hospital Affiliates Include:

One Forest Medical Plaza — Medical City Dallas
Las Colinas Medical Plaza — Las Colinas Medical Center
Plano I and Plano III POB — Medical Center of Plano
McKinney I & II MOB — Medical Center of McKinney
Lewisville MOB — Medical Center of Lewisville
Arlington POB — Medical Center of Arlington
Plaza One Ft. Worth MOB — Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth
North Richland Hills MOB — North Hills Hospital
Cityview I & II POB — Baylor All Saints

To view our entire DFW inventory click here or for more information on Lincoln Harris CSG contact LaRae Beakley at 214-461-2326.

 

Lone Star MSO is a strategically focused practice management services organization, committed to provide our clients with the best service, performance and integration available, allowing them the ability to focus on what they do best, patient care.

We work with providers covering a broad spectrum of services including start up practices, 501(a) hospital entities, university health systems, and over 35 different physician specialties.

We offer a comprehensive suite of support services which include; practice management, managed care contracting, billing and accounts receivable management, human resources management, cutting-edge information technology solutions, and financial analysis and reporting.

To learn more about our services, please contact us at 214-345-1423 or info@lonestarmso.com

 

MedDent Advisors focuses on helping medical professionals create and maintain their wealth through:

  • Strong practice management
  • Excellent financial controls
  • Timely and accurate information
  • Deep experience working with medical and dental professionals

Nancy V. Bahr, CPA has worked with medical and dental professionals to better manage their practices for 20 years. Her knowledge and attention to detail allows her clients to spend more time on the practice of medicine, knowing that there are systems and controls in place to maximize profitability.

Centrally located in North Texas, MedDent Advisors assists clients near and far. To learn more about MedDent Advisors, please contact Nancy Bahr at 940-665-2926 or nbahr@meddentadvisors.net.

 

Medical Protective it committed to protecting the reputation and assets of Texas physicians:

  • Medical Protective is the only highest rated S&P “AAA” and A.M. Best “A++” medical liability carrier.
  • Offering occurrence, claims-made (with prior acts) and the ability to convert from
    claims-made to occurrence.
  • Free Tail when you retire – no age requirement
  • With tort reform being challenged, you need the carrier that has been defending Texas doctors since 1916.
  • Unconditional right to consent to settlement.
  • Won 95% of our Texas physicians’ trials from 1999-2008.
  • A member of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group of businesses.

www.medpro.com or 1-800-4MEDPRO (463-3776)
For more information, see the brochure.

 

NTC Texas’ PaymentCare, a web based automated solution for both Payer and Patient payments is designed to reduce the revenue cycle in the healthcare arena.

  • Increase Collections by 200%
  • Decrease Admin Costs by 20%
  • Cut Costs and Bad Debt by 8%
  • Improve Billing Accuracy
  • Accelerate Payments / Improve Cash Flow
  • Streamline HIPAA Healthcare Transactions
  • Reduce Compliance Risk
  • Increase Payment Accuracy & Easy Reconciliation
  • Consolidated End of Day Reporting
  • Automated Patient Payment Plans
  • Patient Payment Portal
  • Patient Statements
  • Patient Estimator
  • Remote Deposit of Checks
  • Patient Financing
  • Patient Financing Automated Remittance
  • Automated Extraction and Batch Eligibility
  • Post Back Transactions Automatically to any Practice Management System

For additional information, view PDF flyer, visit NTC Texas' PaymentCare website or call Ted Borek at 972-406-8111.

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Rebecca Harrell provides commercial real estate brokerage services exclusively to medical professionals considering leasing, buying, selling or building a facility.

Rebecca has an extensive healthcare background that gives her both a unique perspective and “hands on”
understanding of the intricate needs of medical office practitioners.

In addition, her association with Henry S. Miller Brokerage, LLC, Texas’ largest independent real estate
brokerage firm, provides resources often not found with smaller firms, such as:

  • Market Research / Analysis & Site Selection Services
  • Professional Representation for:
    - Investments … Buyers or Sellers
    - Leasing … Tenants or Landlords
  • Lease vs. Own Analysis
  • Appraisal and Consulting
  • Property Management
  • Investment Banking

Rebecca’s healthcare background and commercial real estate skill sets allow her to effectively identify, analyze and negotiate the most favorable terms for her clients.

If you would like a complimentary medical office market analysis to better understand what medical space is available, or just an introductory meeting with Rebecca to discuss your needs, please e-mail your contact information to: rharrell@henrysmiller.com or call her direct at 972-386-1475.

 

The vision of Santé Center for Healing is to become the provider of choice in the nation for those who refer professionals into long-term, individualized treatment form addictions.

The mission of Santé Center for Healing is to address addictive behaviors and associated conditions with an integrated treatment model, drawing from traditional and innovative approaches. Services are open to individuals and families who seek recovery from addictive behaviors, with a focus on treating the addicted professional. They provide treatment with integrity, promoting wellness for the patient, family, and public, in a safe and pleasant setting.

Located in North Texas, just outside the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Intake counselors are available 24 hours. Call today for admissions and referrals.

800-258-4250
972-434-7350(metro)
940-464-7222

 

Shaw & Associates offers full-service legal representation and guidance for every aspect of physicians’ professional and private lives, from medical malpractice defense, professional liability and practice management policies, to guidance on personal and family matters.

Diane Shaw and the attorneys affiliated with Shaw & Associates bring more than 60 years of combined legal experience in:

  • Medical Malpractice and Insurance Defense
  • Healthcare Professional Liability Issues
  • Practice Management and Contract Guidance
  • Insurance Defense
  • Administrative and Government Law
  • General Commercial and Anti-Trust Litigation
  • Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
  • Family Law, Bankruptcy and EPA
  • Social Security Disability

To learn more about Shaw & Associates, please call 214-217-8357 or visit www.dkshaw.com.

 

Strategic Billing Solutions, Inc. (SBS) is dedicated to helping physicians increase their cash flow using the newest innovations in technology. SBS guarantees 100% customer satisfaction by speeding up the time it takes to collect money from insurance companies and patients as well as helping create new avenues of income.

SBS offers a full-range of practice management services from:

  • Web-based electronic billing
  • Integrated EMR services
  • Coding services
  • RAC Audits
  • Profit recovery
  • Patient payment plans
  • Check by phone

Visit www.strategicbillingsolutions.com to learn more about SBS or contact Steve Dedwylder at 817-600-2107. Additional information is also available in our informational flyer.

 

Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery (THCDS) is a unique hospital dedicated to excellence in surgical care and imaging services. Board-certified surgeons with expertise in numerous specialties such as back and spine, orthopedics, gynecology, urology, general surgery, podiatry, colon/rectal surgery, gastroenterology, plastic surgery, and ear, nose and throat, perform some of the most advanced treatment options available today. In addition, pain management procedures and diagnostic imaging, including MRI, are offered in a warm and friendly setting.

Patients who stay over night are treated to exceptional nursing care in private rooms that provide all the comforts and luxuries of home. In addition, a culinary-trained chef prepares restaurant-quality cuisine to suit any taste.

Conveniently located at Parker Road and the North Dallas Tollway, across the street from Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, THCDS offers unsurpassed care with first-class comforts and conveniences.

For more information, call Leslie Baker, Director of Marketing, at 972-403-2808 or email leslie.baker@ppcds.com.

 

TMAIT offers medical, life, income protection, office overhead, and ancillary insurance to TMA member physicians and their group managers. We work with you online, on the phone, or in person to determine the right plan to meet your current career needs.

That's coverage you can count on. TMA Insurance Trust is also an officical "DCMS Endorsed Vendor" and long-time partner with DCMS providing valuable services to assist physicians in their practices. For more information, contact:

TMA Insurance Trust (TMAIT)
James Prescott / Larry Stein
1-800-880-8181

 

DCMS and TMA members can apply to the TMLT for insurance. TMLT is committed to providing the highest quality liability insurance.

TMLT benefits include:

  • Personal, responsible service provided by experienced insurance professionals
  • Both forms of medical liability insurance — occurrence and claims-made
  • Quarterly payment plan
  • TMLT Service Center available 24 hours a day
  • Continued education of loss prevention and risk management
  • Emphasis on policyholder service, not profit motivation
  • Owned by Texas physicians and operated exclusively for Texas physicians

To apply to TMLT, call 800-580-8658 or visit their website at www.tmlt.org. TMLT is an official "DCMS Endorsed Vendor" and is a long time partner with DCMS providing valuable services to assist physicians in their practice.

 

The Health Group is a full service practice management company that contracts with physicians to manage their practices. The Health Group endeavors to be the value leader in practice management in the Metroplex by providing physicians with superior results at a cost that is well below prevailing market rates. The Health Group practices the business of medicine to free physicians to focus on practicing the art of medicine.

See their flyer for additional information or contact David Loomis at 972-792-5700, or by email at dloomis@thehealthgroup.org.

 

Wynmark Commercial is a healthcare real estate development and brokerage firm that helps physicians with their medical real estate needs. Leasing, buying or building a new medical office or ASC is one of the biggest decisions you will have during your career. We are here to provide you with in-depth knowledge and experience to make sure you are making the best possible decision for your practice. We also understand the time constraints physicians are under and will do everything we can to help keep your time focused on taking care of your patients.

Our services include:

  • Real Estate Brokerage Representation
  • Demographic Studies and Competitive Market Analysis
  • Site Selection, Negotiation, and Own vs. Lease Comparison
  • Architect/Engineer Qualification and Selection
  • City Entitlements (If building a new building)
  • General Contractor Qualification and Selection
  • Assistance in ownership structuring or raising equity.

We have helped over 100 physicians in the D/FW area purchase, lease or build a new office and we want to help you achieve your goals as well!

Contact Mark Pittman at 972-897-0562 or email at markp@wynmarkcommercial.com to learn more about how your office can help you build your business. You can also visit our website at www.wynmarkcommercial.com to learn more about Wynmark and see a list of our previous clients! See their 2009 letter to DCMS members.