Colorado Medicine
September/October 2016
Cover: DOJ challenges mergers
Colorado Attorney General joins suit
by Kate Alfano, CMS Communications Coordinator
Posted in: Communications, Cover Story, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Interacting With Payers, Payment Reform, AMA, Practice Evolution, Initiatives
COMPAC announces candidate endorsements
Physicians urged to consider recommendations
by Susan Koontz, JD, CMS General Counsel
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Advocacy, Initiatives
Executive office update: Anatomy of a DOJ lawsuit: The backstory on physician involvement
by Alfred Gilchrist, CEO Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Interacting With Payers, Payment Reform, AMA, Practice Evolution, Initiatives
Testing new models of care
Colorado State Innovation Model offers practice transformation support
by Barbara Martin, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, MPH, Interim SIM Office Director
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Practice Redesign, Practice Evolution, Practice Management
President’s letter: Reflecting on a year of advocacy
by Michael Volz, MD, President, Colorado Medical Society
Posted in: Communications, President's Letter, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Advocacy, AMA, Initiatives
Lifetime achievement
W. George Shanks, MD, honored for outstanding career
by Kate Alfano, CMS Communications Coordinator
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
Successful collaboration
AMA, CMS and other states team up on advocacy strategy
by James L. Madera, MD, Executive Vice President & CEO, American Medical Association
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, AMA, Initiatives
Prescription drug abuse
New federal law to support fight against opioid epidemic
by Kate Alfano, CMS Communications Coordinator
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Legal and Ethics, Prescription Drug Abuse, Advocacy, Practice Management, Initiatives
Health insurance mergers
Understanding the legal basis for opposition
by Patrick T. O'Rourke, Vice President, University Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Regents
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Legal and Ethics, Practice Management
COPIC Comment:
Legal expertise that supports the practice of good medicine
by Ted J. Clarke, MD, Chairman & CEO, COPIC Insurance Company
Posted in: Communications, COPIC Comment, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Legal and Ethics, Practice Management
Writing the next chapter
A letter from Steve ErkenBrack to Colorado physicians
by Steve ErkenBrack, President & CEO, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Interacting With Payers, Payment Reform, Practice Evolution
Physicians vote for officers in first all-member election
by CMS Staff Report
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine
November ballot initiatives
CMS and CAFP urge support for state cigarette tax increase
by Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD, President, CAFP; Immediate Past President, CMS
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Advocacy, Initiatives
The final word: Advocating for policies to create a stable insurance market
by Adela Flores-Brennan, Executive Director, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Posted in: Communications, Final Word, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Interacting With Payers, Payment Reform, Practice Evolution
November ballot initiatives
Increase the threshold for amending the state constitution
by Donna Lynne, Lt. Governor & COO, State of Colorado
Posted in: Communications, Colorado Medicine, Resources, Advocacy, Initiatives