November 2024

Wellbeing resources for your practice

As we enter the the last weeks of 2024 and strategize for 2025, it is important to make space for wellbeing in your practice.

The Value of Feeling Valued Playbook from the American Medical Association STEPS Forward® empowers health care leaders to create a healthier, more sustainable work environment for their teams. Gain proven methods to support your physicians and other clinicians in key areas such as flexible scheduling, protected paid time off, professional development, well-being and trauma care. Learn more.

Doc2Doc Wellbeing Consulting by the Colorado Medical Society and Colorado Physician Health Program offers all medical board licensees and medical students three free, confidential wellbeing "consults" with a psychiatrist. These one-hour meetings can be in person or by phone or video conference to discuss any concern: burnout, stress or situational issue. Call 720-810-9131 to speak to a masters-level clinician to schedule your time to talk. Learn more.

Election Day for Colorado health care: CMS work sets a strong foundation for session

The 2024 general election brought interesting developments for physician supporters in the statehouse, with 98 percent of COMPAC-endorsed candidates winning their bids for election or re-election as of press time (two races have yet to be called). This strong showing is set to influence health care policy in practical and collaborative ways during the 2025 legislative session. The COMPAC endorsement process connected incoming legislators with physicians so that they understand what medicine’s priorities are and have relationships with local physicians to consult when questions arise. With a significant number of freshmen legislators joining both chambers, our advocacy team anticipates these new members will bring fresh perspectives, opening the door for greater cooperation on health-related issues. Read more.

Turn your educational events into valuable CME experiences with CMS

Boost Physician Engagement with CME Credits: Don't let your educational events miss the mark! The Colorado Medical Society Department of CME and Recognized Accreditor Programs can help you offer valuable AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for your educational events, whether it’s a grand rounds series, live or virtual training, or webinar.

Simplify the CME Process: As an accredited provider, we handle the joint providership for your activities, both in Colorado and nationally. This allows you to focus on delivering top-notch education while we manage the CME details.

Maximize Benefits for Your Physicians: Maximize the value of your programs by providing physicians with the opportunity to earn CME credits for their attendance.

Learn more about how we can help! Contact us at cme@cms.org for information and pricing.

Thank you in advance for renewing your group membership!

Dues invoices for Colorado Medical Society members for practices who have opted into group billing (as well as individual physician members) are due Dec. 31, 2024 for the membership period ending Dec. 31, 2025. Pay early to ensure your practice's physicians have no disruption in benefits through the end of 2025 -- especially if your physicians are Copic insured and benefit from this significant discount in medical liability insurance!

Call 720-859-1001 or email membership@cms.org to update your physician roster, let us know when you plan to pay this year, or have general questions about the benefits of membership.

Thanks to our Partners in Medicine, who support Colorado physicians and practices!

CMS Job Board

We have the perfect practice opportunity in Colorado! The Healing Gardens Health Center is a well-established and well-respected primary care and integrative medicine center in beautiful Fort Collins, Colo. This is an opportunity to not only build your dream practice, but also to create and benefit from ownership, all while working with a great team of like-minded providers. We are looking for an experienced board-certified Primary care and integrative/functional medicine provider. We are open to MD, DO, NP or NDs. Read more here or contact jcwhitefields@aol.com.

James Regan Office Space urgent need: Attention members of the medical community in Denver area and anyone in real estate: The family of the late Dr. James "Jim" Regan is looking for a medical professional to take over a medical office space lease as they are no longer able to make the payments. Dr. Regan passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in June. It is a beautiful office suite in a medical building in Littleton on Broadway, one mile north of Littleton Hospital. Ready to move in and begin practicing. Can be physician, massage therapy, pharmacy, psychiatry, acupuncture or similar. 1500 square feet of lease space. A great price of $3,260 per month. Contact Nita Regan, Dr. Regan's wife and longtime business manager, at nitaregan@aol.com or 303-941-1232. View a PDF flyer here.

Do you have a position open at your practice? Space to sub-let? Selling your practice? Place a job board or classified ad with CMS! CMS members receive the first month free. Contact debra_will@cms.org for more information!

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The Colorado Medical Society and Colorado Physician Health Program are proud to provide Doc2Doc Wellbeing Consulting, which brings peer support to physicians experiencing workplace stress. Any Colorado physician or medical student can call 720-810-9131 to access up to three free, one-hour, confidential, pre-clinical peer wellbeing consultation sessions. Help us spread the word!

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