Colorado Medicine
November-December 2021-January 2022

Location is everything in the redistricting process
by Jerry Johnson and Dan Jablan, CMS lobbyists

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Advocacy, Initiatives

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Final Word: Re-establishing patient trust
by Kelly McAleese, MD

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine

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Cover: Bringing public health and medicine together once again
Adapted from the inaugural address of the 151st Colorado Medical Society Annual Meeting
by Mark B. Johnson, MD, MPH, CMS president

Posted in: Communications, Cover Story, Colorado Medicine

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Physician burnout: What is it? Why is it important?
by Jeremy Lazarus, MD, and Alexander von Hafften, MD

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Physician Wellbeing Resource Center, Initiatives

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Two Colorado health systems recognized for efforts to reduce work-related burnout
by Kate Alfano, CMS Director of Communications and Marketing

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine

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Improving options for effective pain treatment
First-of-its-kind law mandates coverage and removes prior authorization for alternatives to opioids (ALTOs)
by Kate Alfano, CMS Director of Communications and Marketing

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Prescription Drug Abuse, Advocacy, Initiatives

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Colorado Option update: CMS is on it

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Advocacy, Initiatives

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COPIC Comment: What more can COPIC do to support health care?
by Gerald Zarlengo, MD, Chairman & CEO, COPIC Insurance Company

Posted in: Communications, COPIC Comment, Colorado Medicine

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Heading Toward 65: What Physicians Need to Know about Medicare Enrollment
by Mary Jo Heins, Independent Medicare Insurance Agent and former medical practice manager

Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, ASAP, LiveWire

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