ADEMS COVID-19 local update -March 31 2020

Special COVID -19 March 31, 2020 edition | www.ademedsociety.org

Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert County PPE Requests:

The current process for requesting PPE in our jurisdiction is through the local Office of Emergency Management. The email contact information for OEMs in our catchment area are as follows: (please copy and paste into your email)

Arapahoe County: eoclogs@arapahoegov.com

Douglas County: eoclogs@douglas.co.us

Elbert County: Alex.Jakubowski@elbertcounty-co.gov

City of Aurora: OEMnotify@auroragov.org

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Virtual Town Hall with Senators Bennett and Gardner - April 1st!

Join us for a virtual physicians' town hall this Wednesday, April 1, 6 - 7 p.m. This week's town hall will have a special focus on financial assistance options during the COVID-19 pandemic with featured panelists U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner giving remarks on the CARES Act (federal stimulus) and then taking questions from the participants as time allows. Register here.

Note: Participation is capped at 500. Those unable to join live will be able to watch an archived version on the CMS COVID-19 webpage, www.cms.org/covid-19. Additional town halls will be held Wednesday evenings for the foreseeable future; mark your calendars.

The town hall will be moderated by CMS President David Markenson, MD, MBA.

Panelists:

The honorable Michael Bennet (D) - United States Senator for Colorado
The honorable Cory Gardner (R) - United States Senator for Colorado
Eric France, MD, MPH - Chief Medical Officer at Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Thank you for your dedication to patient care and combating this pandemic.

Limiting the Financial Impact on you and your practice

Webinar this Friday 12-1PM

We know this is an extremely challenging time for physicians generally and for practice owners specifically as you try to maintain your practices' financially stability. Congress approved a massive $2 trillion stimulus and COVID-19 relief package. Join us Friday for our upcoming webinar put on by CMS to help understand what may be available to you now!

Webinar:

Limiting the Financial Impact on You and Your Practice - Friday, April 3, 12 - 1 p.m.;

Register here

Sign-in today to the

Physician discussion platform on COVID-19

Sign up today for the physician COVID-19 Basecamp discussion board via CMS. The lively interaction between physicians on Basecamp has helped inform CMS with state policy. Yet is also serves as an excellent platform for learning from our peers and peer-to-peer sharing of COVID-19 issues and resources.

We want to hear your voice. Please join in by going to:

https://www.cms.org/COVID-19 , fill out the form to get in the discussion!

COVID-19 Resource Pg:

Physicians in need of current information and resources and assistance on

COVID-19 topics,

Please Click here

MEMBER BENEFITS :

Did you know?

New cost effective Delta Dental group plan available to ADEMS/CMS members and their employees

Members: CMS has collaborated with COPIC for a great Delta Dental rate for you and your employees. Many small offices are seeing a 10-20% savings compared to their current plan.

Why not check it out?

Poor oral health can lead to and escalate serious overall health issues. That's why dental insurance is important and why we've collaborated with COPIC Financial Service Group and Delta Dental, the state's leading dental benefits provider, to offer CMS/ADEMS members an affordable dental benefits program for their employees and their families. Designed for small- to medium-sized organizations, this plan offers a combination of flexibility and cost savings to fit your group's needs. CMS worked closely with COPIC Financial Service Group to develop this association plan for members. It's a product we believe in.

Physicians in need of current information and resources and assistance on COVID-19 topics, Please Click here

Physicians in need of current information and resources and assistance on

COVID-19 topics,

Please Click here