MBProject - Membership Benefits

Resource	Description	Member Benefits
Workgroups Participation in any workgroup	Workgroup members interact through an online work area that provides logistics for monthly conference calls, peer discussions, working paper development and issues consolidation. Members also participate in the development of educational content for presentation at our Medical Banking Institute series.	Work with colleagues to develop and implement industry standards in specialized workgroups such as HIPAA Compliance, Charity, Healthcare Credit Practices, Unified Platform Initiative , and Workflow Automation.
Medical Banking Institutes Discount off Institute Fees	A full day cross-industry forum analyzing medical banking issues. Meets at least once annually. Our meeting sites are variable. The first two Institutes were hosted by the National HIPAA Summit Conference series, an authoritative venue for entities affected by HIPAA. Our Institute is a must attend event for banks, medical providers, service providers, regulators, lobbyists, lawyers, accountants and other professional communities.	Experience personal interaction with HIPAA regulators, colleagues and peers on medical banking issues. Leading experts present White Papers, position papers and discuss findings with the audience. Workgroup meetings
Telebriefings Discount Off Telebriefing Fees	Telebriefings are exclusive interviews or group conversations with industry leaders. We cover controversial topics, prominent industry issues and other areas with senior regulators.	Direct and open exchange with regulators who are defining compliance issues
White Papers	New series of White Papers analyzing HIPAA's impact on healthcare credits, treasury management, EBPP, lockbox, HR, data aggregation and other financial services. White Papers are provided quarterly.	Detailed legal analysis, operational assessments, marketing impacts and new business models will keep members current with this complex and emerging industry
HIPAA Wizard	A weekly analysis of specific questions sent to MBProject offices for clarification.	Gain legal citations and theory from MBProject research staff
"The Book of HIPAA"	A comprehensive online compendium of HIPAA rules, press releases, HHS comments and guidance. Updated quarterly with expert commentary.	One stop source of "all things HIPAA" focused on medical banking issues Assist legal counsel to quickly identify issues relevant to medical banking in HIPAA's rules and regulations
Surveys/Polls	Members receive our annual HIPAA readiness survey of financial institutions at no additional fee. The report has been widely followed by the national press. Our polls provide market-based information relating to a wide range of regulatory, banking, operational, marketing and technology issues impacting medical banking stakeholders.	Peer review and comparison Strategic business development tool
SOMBEX Online Directory Listing	An online directory of medical banking stakeholders.	Free listing in SOMBEX directory, an emerging resource that is documenting medical banking stakeholders
Forums	Discussion boards among peers strictly related to medical banking topics.	Formation of best practices Interact and learn from peers during the HIPAA implementation process
Program Archives	Full access to multimedia and presentation material from virtually all of our policy shaping programs	Listen to streaming MP3's from each of the 12 HIPAA Policy Roundtables, Telebriefings, and Medical Banking Institutes View PowerPoint presentations, transcripts , and handouts from these groundbreaking events Complete agenda and goals/objectives for events
Much More!!	All types of other member benefits including:	Interactive State Pre-Emption Map HIPAA News and Views Archive Special Event discounts Exclusive access to behind-the-scenes industry news