AKCESS Akcess, Inc. And The National Medical Association Make A
Difference
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A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP 2 The Partnership between Akcess, Inc. and
the National Medical Association will afford the black medical
community the ability to Generate significant Financial Resources
for the Cobb Institute and other worthwhile causes. This program
requires no financial commitment from NMA members and is funded by
activities occurring daily in their offices.
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THE PHYSICIANS DILEMMA 3 How to Seamlessly Integrate Sales
Calls into Your Day. How to Manage Time Spent with Industry
Representatives. How to Eliminate Unexpected Interruptions that
Interfere with Patient Flow.
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INTRODUCING AKCESS THE INDUSTRY REPS SCHEDULING SUITE 4 Akcess
is a new and innovative program that enables todays busy physician
to control the flow of commercial visitors to the office while
eliminating unwanted interruptions through out the day. Akcess
frees office staff from the task of scheduling and policing the
visits of industry representatives by directing that activity to
the internet. Akcess allows you to discuss recent clinical findings
and new product information without being rushed.
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CURRENTLY 5 Representatives often visit randomly without
appointments multiple times during a single month. Scheduling
requires personnel time. Office activity is often interrupted.
Physicians receive no recognition for the time deferred from their
patients. Fewer and fewer physicians agree to see
representative.
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THE AKCESS WAY 6 Each physician predetermines the days and
times of their availability which is incorporated into their
calendar on the Akcess website. Visits are predictable and
scheduled without staff involvement. Visits are remotely scheduled
on the website and limited to five minutes per month per rep.
Akcess makes a direct donation of $25 to the approved charity
selected by the national medical association in the name of the
participating physician for every visit scheduled.
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ENROLLING IN AKCESS 7 The physician or a designated staff
member enters logistical information for the office on the Akcess
website in order to enroll. Each physician predetermines what days
and what time during those days they are willing to set aside 5
minutes of their time to meet with representatives. They then enter
those days and times onto a template of the week provided.
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ENROLLMENT CONTINUED 8 The appointment schedule for each
physician is then published on the Akcess website and made
available on a first come first served basis to the
representatives, who also enroll. The representatives select
available 5-minute slots and secure appointments much as you would
an airline seating reservation. The representative pays Akcess $35
for each appointment and Akcess, in turn, donates $25 to the
NMA-designated charity. All members can go on line and track their
donations, call history, and future appointment schedules.
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PHYSICIANS ROLE 9 The physician provides a full five minutes to
meet with a representative. If the physician is unable to meet with
the representative within 20 minutes of the scheduled appointment,
the representative is informed, the visit is cancelled, and the fee
is banked, (credited), toward future appointments. The physicians
staff may notify Akcess of pending vacations and anticipated time
out of the office so that the physicians calendar can reflect that
information.
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REPRESENTATIVES ROLE 10 Representatives enroll with Akcess and
gain access to physicians appointment calendars. Representatives
purchase five-minute appointments limited to one per physician
every 30 days directly from Akcess The representative receives an
immediate confirmation of the appointment. The representative is
given a five-minute grace period after which the physician has no
obligation to see them. The representative may cancel a visit up to
48 hours in advance and the fee will be banked toward future
appointments.
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SOLUTIONS 11 Akcess manages the time you spend with industry
reps. Akcess ensures a predictable schedule of rep visits. Akcess
recognizes you for the time you divert away from patient care.
Akcess enables you to learn about new product information and
clinical data while allowing you to support your choice of approved
charities. Akcess maintains records of all activity for each
physician on a rolling 12-month basis.
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HANDS FREE MANAGEMENT 12 Once the physician is enrolled, no
additional administrative work is required. all scheduling
activities are conducted on Akcesss state-of-the-art website. Your
staff simply informs representatives to visit the Akcess website to
make appointments with your office. This program has no bearing on
requests for interim visits initiated by your staff.
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WHY PARTICIPATE? 13 Because Akcess is a Win Win Win! Its a win
for the physician, its a win for the industry representative and
the company, and its a win for the charities, providing much needed
support for their missions throughout the community.
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IN SUMMARY 14 You determine when, how often, and how many
representatives visit your office each week when you enroll in
Akcess. Akcess eliminates random commercial visits while enabling
you to generate significant support for the Cobb Institute, a
community-based charity, or your medical alma mater at no personal
cost. Each member is limited to donating no more than $2,000 to any
single charity annually, ensuring that their generosity is more
widely spread. The NMA can select additional recipients when the
cap is reached. No tax deductions can be taken by any participants
at this time.
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YOUR IMPACT 15 A single member, seeing one representative per
day, would generate $125 per week or the limit of $2000 for their
selected charity in just 16 weeks. This call frequency allows them
to select as many as three different approved recipients annually.
Their total annual gifts would be $6000. The National Medical
Association, with just 2000 participating members each seeing just
one rep per day can generate $250,000 per week for their chosen
charity. Thats $1,000,000 per month or as much as $12,000,000
annually to be divided among three recipient organizations.
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ENROLLING 16 Go to the Akcess Web Site at
www.akcessus.comwww.akcessus.com Take the Physicians Tour of the
Site. Follow the simple instructions to enroll into the Akcess
program as a physician / provider. The code for NMA members is:
NMA001. Contact us at (301) 638-2001 to receive assistance if
needed.
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ADDITIONAL FUNDS 17 Once The National Medical Association has
enrolled a sufficient number of its its members, Akcess will begin
a program that will pay the NMA $1.00 for every visit scheduled via
its program for a period of six months. If 2000 physicians enroll
and see a single representative a day, the NMA will receive
approximately $240,000.00 over that period. These funds are
separate from those designated as charitable contributions. Wed
like to complete enrollment as soon as possible.
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AND FINALLY 18 Akcess was submitted to a two-and-half year
review by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. A link to the Favorable
Opinion is available on the menu at the bottom of the Akcess home
page. You may visit the website at:
www.akcessus.comwww.akcessus.com Akcess .Consider the
Possibilities!