Colorado Medicine
January/February 2015
Cover: Precious Pearls
CMS and COPIC celebrate 30-year partnership advocating for physicians and patients
by Alfred Gilchrist, CEO Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, Cover Story, Colorado Medicine, Initiatives
Colorado Supreme Court
Victory for judicial stability: It speaks for itself
by Susan Koontz, JD, CMS General Counsel
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Legal and Ethics, Practice Management
President’s letter: CMS and COPIC’s success borne of Colorado’s “pioneer spirit”
by Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD, President, Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, President's Letter, Colorado Medicine, Health System Reform
Legal victory in Minnesota
Medical staffs, bylaws legal standing recognized by court
by Elizabeth A. Snelson, Esq. Legal Counsel for the Medical Staff, PLLC
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Legislative Updates, Legal and Ethics, Practice Management
Executive Office Update: The harmonic convergence of collective impact
Doubling down on the Triple Aim
by Alfred Gilchrist, CEO Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Health System Reform
Make time for wellness
Redefining the problem, seeking solutions
by Joe Christenson, MD, President, Colorado Psychiatric Society
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Physician Wellbeing Resource Center, Initiatives
Looking forward
Adding a fourth aim to health care: The well-being of medical professionals
by Ted J. Clarke, MD, Chairman & CEO, COPIC Insurance Company
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Health System Reform
Spring conference, May 1-3, 2015
Breaking down barriers: reunifying physicians and patients
by Kate Alfano, CMS contributing writer
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
Legislative preview
Colorado legislators share what to expect in 2015
by Susan Koontz, JD, CMS General Counsel
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Legislative Updates, Advocacy, Initiatives
COPIC Comment: Helping to shape the future of health care
by Ted J. Clarke, MD, Chairman & CEO, COPIC Insurance Company
Posted in: Communications, COPIC Comment, Colorado Medicine, Health System Reform
State Innovation Model
Colorado awarded $65 million health care innovation grant
by Kate Alfano, CMS contributing writer
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Health System Reform
The final word: “Having COPIC and CMS in my corner tipped the scales in my favor”
by Jason Kelly, MD
Posted in: Communications, Final Word, Colorado Medicine, Legal and Ethics, Practice Management
Health care transformation
New campaign to showcase primary care “done right”
by Kate Alfano, CMS contributing writer
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Practice Redesign, Medical Neighborhood/PCMH, Practice Evolution
Nominate a colleague to be featured in Colorado Medicine’s “Physician Heroes” series
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Physician Wellbeing Resource Center, Initiatives
PQRS reality check
Health care organizations ask federal government to consolidate Medicare incentive programs
by Marilyn Rissmiller, Senior Director, Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Practice Management, Health System Reform
Hammer joins HCPF as Medicaid director
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Medicaid Reform