Colorado Medicine
July/August 2018
Cover: The opioid crisis
What physicians need to know to be in compliance with new laws
by Kate Alfano, CMS Communications Coordinator
Posted in: Communications, Cover Story, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Legal and Ethics, Prescription Drug Abuse, Practice Management, Initiatives
Colorado hospitals achieve 36 percent reduction in opioid administration through CHA pilot
by CMS staff report
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
Doctors Care: Celebrating 30 years as safety net for medically underserved
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
President’s letter: The back story: A tremendous amount of behind-the-scenes work goes into the proc
by M. Robert Yakely, MD, President, Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, President's Letter, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Legal and Ethics, Prescription Drug Abuse, Practice Management, Initiatives
Harm reduction philosophy reduces negative consequences of drug use
by Don Stader, MD, CMS Liaison, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
COPIC Comment: COPIC partners with accelerator program to support health tech startups
Posted in: Communications, COPIC Comment, Colorado Medicine
Celebrating success
CMS end-of-session reception brings together legislators, physicians to celebrate progress against opioid epidemic
by Emily Bishop, Program Manager, Division of Government Relations
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Legal and Ethics, Practice Management
Prescribing boards release revised guidelines for prescribing and dispensing opioids
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
Join your colleagues for the premiere event for Colorado physicians, the 2018 CMS Annual Meeting
by Daniel Kelly, CMS contributing writer
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
Recent trends
New AMA report shows 21 percent decrease in opioid prescriptions in Colorado, other physician-led advances
by CMS staff report
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
Updated CME course, “Guidelines and Tools for Improving Pain Management: Opioid Stewardship”
by CMS staff report
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
2018 CMS elections
Cast your vote in August for CMS president-elect and CMS delegates to the American Medical Association
by Kate Alfano, CMS Communications Coordinator
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
Changing the practice of prescribing for pain: One physician at a time
Q&A with Shannon Jantz, MD, Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
Losing patience
Denver Metro Chamber brings business community together to tackle rising costs of health care
by Chet Seward, Senior Director, Division of Health Care Policy
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Health System Reform
Maximize your profitability through real estate
by Perry Bacalis, Carr Healthcare Realty
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
An evidence-based answer to the opioid crisis
by Jonathan Clapp, MD, and J. Scott Bainbridge, MD
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
AMA annual meeting
Colorado physicians and students gather in Chicago to participate in health care policy setting
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, AMA, Initiatives
The final word: Working together to make a difference in the opioid epidemic
by The Honorable Irene Aguilar, MD, (D), Senate District 32, and The Honorable Jack Tate, (R), Senate District 27
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
The opioid epidemic: Surgeon to surgeon
by Bruce Waring, MD, FACS, Surgical Specialists of Colorado, Partner
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
AMA student engagement
Medical students report on a successful meeting
by CMS Medical Student Component Society
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
Case study: Swedish Medical Center is reducing opioid use in the emergency department
by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Initiatives
Specialists – Doctors Care appeals to you to care for the most vulnerable
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine