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Michigan Medical Management Services (MMMS) – a subsidiary of United Physicians – offers our shareholders access uniquely-focused spectrum of discounted products and services of interest to medical practices to help them save money and improve the efficiency of their practice. Member discounts include:
 In response to physician demand, United Physicians and Michigan Medical Management Services developed the MVP Vaccine Purchasing Program to help you and your practice save money and simplify your flu and vaccine purchases. To date, participating physicians have saved over $1 million purchasing vaccines through participating vendors, Sanofi Pasteur, Merck, and Vax Serve, through the MVP Vaccine Purchasing Program.
The MMMS: MVP Vaccine Purchasing Program features:
- Preferred Terms: 90 days to pay
- Discounts on list prices
- No purchase volume requirements
- Keep your existing account number and representative
- Members-only access to special events and speakers
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.  Reliable Medical Network is an innovative digital media company that connects health related products and services to patients while in the comfort of their physician's office. New treatment options, new medical procedures, detailed information about your practice and even current world news can be viewed directly by the people whose quality of life it stands to improve.
 McKesson Medical-Surgical provides one-stop shopping with an impressive range of medical-surgical products and offers value and quality through a variety of services. McKesson offers:
- McKesson Brand for Physician Practices: McKesson products combine quality and value that allow you to better manage the business side while delivering the highest level of patient care
- McKesson Laboratory Solutions: McKesson instrument systems incorporate the latest technology, making it easy to perform the laboratory diagnostic needed to support medical decisions-making and enhance patient care
- Equipment for Physician Practices: McKesson has a wide selection of top-quality capital, diagnostic and testing equipment
- Continuing Education: McKesson promotes continuing education on a wide variety of topics including OSHA training, sharps guidelines, practice management and more
- Max Rewards for Physicians Practices: Practices can earn rebates by streamlining their purchases and following a high-value approach to purchasing their medical supplies and equipment
 Staples Business Advantage providers discounts on office supplies for your home or office. Staples Business Advantage offers:
- United Physicians' discounted pricing on the entire catalog
- 24-hour fast and easy online ordering through StaplesLink.com
- Free next-day shipping on all orders placed by 4pm EST
- No hassle returns managed online and picked up with the next delivery
- J.D. Powers award-winning customer care service
- A dedicated Account Manager for office purchasers
- Employee purchasing program
BodyPartChart is the joint venture of Fathead, LLC and a physician with a vision. The company leverages the design, development and production expertise of Fathead, the number one brand in sports and entertainment wall graphics and the experience and understanding of a healthcare professional. The result is a new generation of medical images and signage designed for physicians, hospitals, clinics, medical education centers and anywhere anatomical charts and signage are used. Our goal is to facilitate and improve patient-doctor interaction and conversation, student learning, and the communication of important medical information. BodyPartChart's peel and stick wall graphics are:
- Upscale
- Amazingly Detailed
- Easy to Display
- Movable
- Reusable
- Safe for Walls
- Available in Dry-Erase
 Brings your practice Release of Information Services (ROI) at no cost!
- Improve time management, help generate revenue
- Scans all charts at your facility
- Expedited turnaround time for requesters.
- Access to Critical information, featuring instant tracking and reporting on all requests
- Meets or exceeds HIPAA privacy and security standards.
To learn more about what HealthPort can do for you practice visit their web site at www.healthport.com.  Cintas Document Management is an affordable solution to your document destruction needs. Cintas Document Management offers:
- The most economical and convenient way to ensure HIPAA compliance in discarding Protected Health Information.
- Full service, on-site, confidential document shredding services.
- Confidential material shredded on Cintas trucks, using the latest high speed machinery.
- Customized service programs – large or small jobs can be scheduled on a regular basis, or provided as needed.
- A certificate of destruction provided for each completed job.
- Discounted prices offered exclusively to members of United Physicians.
- $40.50 per shred service (one 64-gallon bin or one to three consoles).
- Free lockable security containers are provided with regularly scheduled service (e.g. weekly, monthly). A one-time container deposit is charged for practices that prefer as needed services.
 Are you looking to reduce costs, offer better customer service to your patients, while at the same time improve your quality of life? If the answer is yes, then Ambs Call Center's Medical Answering Service is the solution that you have been looking for. Ambs answering service is designed to manage urgent calls from patients, physicians and hospitals. Our skilled medical call center agents follow your exact protocol for handling calls. Ambs Call Center serves as an extension of your practice by representing you in a professional manner not only to your patients, but to referring physicians as well. We understand that your time is extremely valuable and we will handle patient calls according to your protocol to ensure that you are not awakened with nuisance or non-urgent calls. Ambs Call Center has recently added some new services, including:
- New Blackberry™ and Smartphone Interface - Many providers today now carry Blackberry™ or other smartphone devices. Our new email response feature allows providers to easily clear calls with the service, update on-call status or give direction to our medical call center agents. This saves providers the time and hassle of checking in via telephone
- Practice Web Portal - Retrieve and review your patient calls records, consults and other information securely from your practice web portal
- Ask how our new Telephone Nurse Triage service can give you more time with your friends and family
 Physician Billing Service Bureau (PBSB) specializes in medical billing management. They can put together a custom solution for your office, regardless the size of your practices. Some Billing Services offered by PBSB include:
- Claims, filing, posting and follow-up
- Patient statements, monthly reports and management meetings
- Collection audits and staff training
Some Consulting Services offered by PBSB include:
- Front Desk or Billing Staff Training
- Coding Assistance - ICD 9 and CPT 4
- Practice Management Assistance
 Great Lakes Medical Waste Services is a medical waste company servicing Michigan and Ohio. Their approach is simple; provide customers with superior services at a reasonable rate while keeping them informed and in compliance with all federal, state, local regulations. They specialize in:
- Biohazard Waste
- Sharps
- Laboratory Waste
- Blood & Blood Products
- Bodily Fluids
- Infectious Waste
- Dialysis Waste
- Contaminated Equipment
- Instruments
- Disposible Waste
- Chemotherapy Waste
- Pathological Waste
- Medical Waste
 As a premier linen service provider for healthcare professionals, Sohn Linen can help you meet this challenge by creating perfect harmony between supply and demand. Sohn Linen offers the most comprehensive array of medical apparel and linens in the industry and is the most experienced processor biomedical laundry of any textile rental supplier in Michigan. They provide a full line of professional and medical garments including:
- Lab Coats
- Lapel Coats
- Scrubs
- Warm up Aackets
- Barrier Coats & Aprons
- Wathcloths & Bath Towels
- Medical Towels
- Micro-fiber Towels
- Pillow Slips & Sheets
- Bath Blankets
- Thermo Blankets
- Reusable Patient Gowns
Sohn Linen can also help you meet all of the OSHA standards while providing you with quality linen service.
 In this ever changing world of health insurance and increasing premiums, there is no better time than now to review your current policy and to begin to better position your practice for the future.
The United Physicians Insurance Agency (UPIA) was established in 2000 to provide insurance agent services to United Physicians Shareholders and their practices. Today, UPIA is an authorized independent agent for Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Michigan, Blue Cross Network of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan, Priority Health, and Total Health Care. We can help you find the best health insurance plan for your practice by generating quotes, creating plan comparisons, and tailor a plan to suit your needs and budget. UPIA can also serve as your agent of record if you already have a health insurance policy with any of the health plans listed above.
 Leonard Bros. is a full-service document management and storage company dedicated to serving healthcare professionals. Leonard Bros. offers a wide array of document management and storage solutions that will help your practice:
- Document Storage
- Scanning & Imaging Services
- Media Vault Storage
- Document Shredding & Destruction
- Document Delivery
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