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Types of Membership – Annual Dues
Please review our complete eligibility requirements to see if you qualify for membership.
Active – $130
Employed full-time in a managerial capacity in a medical group practice, ambulatory health care organization, or multi-unit health care system that consists of one or more full-time equivalent licensed doctors of medicine (MD/DO/DPM).
Affiliate – $130
Meets the same eligibility requirement as an Active Member but is employed with a medical group practice outside the state of Washington.
Student – $30
Regularly enrolled as full-time student in a business or healthcare administration program at an accredited college or university, and does not work in the business of selling services or supplies to medical group practices. Individuals that qualify for Active or Affiliate membership are exempt from Student Membership.
Faculty – Waived
Holds a full-time faculty position teaching business or healthcare administration at an accredited college or university.
Transitional - $130
A member who becomes unemployed from group practice administration and does not engage in the business of selling services, goods or supplies to medical group practices. A Transitional member is eligible to renew his/her membership once for a one-year period after the expiration of their Active membership.
Retired - $65
A former Active member of the association who permanently retires from group practice administration, and is not in the business of selling services or supplies to medical group practices.
Benefits of Membership
Monthly Newsletter
The WSMGMA e-Update is a monthly publication packed with important news on relevant regulatory and legislative issues, industry trends, educational articles and events, as well as practice tips and resources.
Informational Web site: WWW.WSMGMA.ORG
Everything you wanted to know about the WSMGMA is just a click away, including a calendar of events, current job postings, a Partner’s Marketplace, and an always-current member directory.
Educational & Networking Opportunities
Throughout the year, WSMGMA provides educational and networking opportunities, including our annual conference, an Annual Payer Forum, and a variety of webcasts throughout the year. As a member you receive substantially discounted registration fees to these events.
Practice Tools
This valuable online resource is available exclusively to our members on the WSMGMA Web site, under Tips Tricks & Tools - a collection of sample policies, template forms, job descriptions, educational articles, and guidance, along with various other valuable documents.
Member Listserv
The benefit of this powerful tool alone is considered by many worth the cost of membership. Here, members network and communicate with one another on a popular Q&A email forum. No matter what your question or need, you’ll find answers-on-demand from peers ready to respond with advice, expertise, sample forms, and resources of all kinds.
Salary and Benefits Survey
The WSMGMA-sponsored annual salary and benefits survey is an incredible opportunity for you to measure the competitiveness and effectiveness of your staff compensation programs. As long as you participate in the annual survey, the results are free of charge! (The cost for non-members to purchase the results is $500).
Guide to Health Law
Coming in 2012: WSMGMA members will have free access to an online, always current legal guide.
This dynamic resource is a must-have for every medical group practice!
Representation
WSMGMA represents your interests with the state medical association, national MGMA, the state legislature, regulatory agencies, and insurance payers.
Extended Benefits from WSMA
As a member of WSMGMA you will receive the same information your physicians receive from the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA). These include the WSMA Reports and Membership Memo, and free access to the WSMA “Members Only” Web pages. It’s like having a membership in the WSMA ($485 value) at no charge!
How To Join
To join, apply online or download the
WSMGMA Membership Application. Complete the application and return
it along with payment of your
membership dues by check or credit card (Visa and MasterCard only). Send
it to WSMGMA, 2033 Sixth Ave, Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98121.