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When: Tuesday, June 11, 6-7 p.m.

Where: Zoom; click here to register



What: Join CMS and Council on Legislation Chair Darlene Tad-y, MD, MBA, to learn how this legislative session will impact you and your practice. This webinar will discuss these new laws, when they will be enacted, and how you can best take advantage of them. Plus, panelists will answer your questions.

Reach out to membership@cms.org with any questions.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

This May -- Mental Health Awareness Month -- take advantage of Doc2Doc Wellbeing Consulting if it would be helpful for you. Doc2Doc is a resource for you to be supported, while supporting the patients in our community.

All Colorado physicians and medical students can receive three free, one-hour, confidential, pre-clinical peer wellbeing consultation sessions. Call 720-810-9131 or follow this link for more information: www.cms.org/doc2doc.

Independent physicians: Complete a survey on hospital facility fees

Last legislative session, Colorado lawmakers passed House Bill 23-1215 Limits On Hospital Facility Fees, prohibiting hospitals and health systems from charging a facility fee for off-main campus outpatient facilities and telehealth care starting July 1, 2024. The law also created the Hospital Facility Fee Steering Committee that is currently studying health care billing and payment policy. They have specifically requested input from independent health care providers that are not affiliated with or owned by a hospital or health system. Please complete the survey here; the stated deadline is March 15, but the Steering Committee will accept responses through early June. 

Visit the Hospital Facility Fee Steering Committee website for more information on the Steering Committee and the resulting report of this data request. If you have questions about this survey, email hcpf_facilityfee@state.co.us.

Have you registered in My FAMLI+ system?

As of Jan. 1, 2024, Coloradans and their caregivers can receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year for serious health conditions through the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. Physicians and practices play a major role in ensuring a smooth transition for your patients who take advantage of this benefit.

As soon as possible, all Colorado physicians should register in the FAMLI+ system. Once your license is verified, you will get direct notifications from the portal letting you know a patient needs your support, rather than the patient bringing documents to your office during stressful life events. You or your designated staff person can manage the claims directly in the portal.

View a step-by-step guide user guide for health care providers here.

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Join the thousands of health professionals who leaned into the groundbreaking, National Health Equity Grand Rounds

Register today to attend the first National Health Equity Grand Rounds event of 2024, Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance: A State of the Union on Threats and Opportunities, on Thursday, May 30 from 2:30 - 4 p.m. MT. Expert speakers will discuss successful efforts and strategies to counter resistance and advance health equity to support health for every individual and community. Health care professionals may claim no-cost continuing medical education (CME) credit or certificate of participation for attending. 

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Health Equity in Action: Addressing Ableism, Ageism, Social Isolation and Health Literacy

On-demand training from Telligen QI Connect

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age that have a major impact on our health, wellbeing and quality of life -- and SDOH significantly affect our chances of staying healthy as we age. In this three-part learning series from Telligen QI Connect, they explore the topics of ageism and ableism, social isolation and health literacy, as well as the impact each of these has on health outcomes. Learn strategies and interventions that, as a health care provider, you can use to disrupt ageism and ableism, improve health literacy and combat loneliness in the patients you serve. Visit the Telligen Learning Management System (LMS) to enroll in this free training.

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