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August 2015    
  
 

It is time to say goodbye to summer, and hello to fall.  As we get ready for back to school, it is also time to renew your EPCMS membership and transition to ICD-10.

 

This is also a good time to look back at the progress in health care. EPCMS started a series of education programs in August of 2010 to address just this - the new realities in health care events. And now it is time for the 14th program in the New Realities series this September 10th at 6 PM, so save the date. Meanwhile, spend some time with us in this issue.
Five years later...
Colleagues  |  Community  |  Costs
  

The New Realities in Health Care Series was started in 2010 as a local solution to the challenges of the Affordable Care Act.  Click to continue...


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Senior Vice President   Vice President
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Renewal comes but once a year
Benefits of Membership

It is time to renew your EPCMS membership.  Some of you will be contacted by EPCMS staff during August to confirm membership classification or contact information.  Beginning September 1, all current EPCMS members will be contacted to renew their EPCMS membership for October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016.  Please respond to these promptly to avoid interruption of membership benefits.

 

Don't miss out on these benefits of EPCMS membership

  • Document destruction, bring your materials to the medical society office to Get Shredded on September 29, 30, and October 1.  Members, the first box is always free and additional boxes are only $7 each.
  • Physician Connection, get connected on September 16
  • CME & Education
  • Tools & Resources such as the Daily Dose of ICD-10 prep
  • Centralized Credentials Verification Service
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Calendar of Events
Check back often - new event listings  are added as they are received
 
September 10 - Save the Date for A New Reality in Health Care Event, 6 PM

Clinical documentation is more important now than ever before. As Denny Flint said in his presentation to EPCMS on July 16, "You could be the best doctor in the world, but if your data doesn't demonstrate this no one will ever know but you and your patients."

  
September 16 - EPCMS Physician Connection, 5:30 PM
Free with your EPCMS membership! Members and their guest attend the Physician Connection at no charge.  The topic at this EPCMS Physician Connection is COPIC M&M

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In This Issue
ICD-10 as easy as the two step
CheckUp
  

To prepare yourself for ICD-10, subscribe to the new EPCMS daily ICD-10 email. Each day you will receive a tip, practice tool, hint or update to get you ready.

 

The July 16 program about ICD-10 featured an explanation of the two steps to get ready for ICD-10.  We've pulled some resources together for you to get you steppin' Click to continue...

What's News

Dr. Susan (Ellis) Schroeder will join Colorado Dermatology Institute, part-time, starting Aug. 3, 2015.

 

An Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Colorado, Dr. Schroeder's 15+ years of experience will provide patients in Colorado Springs with greater treatment options to include services in General Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic surgery and cosmetic procedures.

 

To learn more about the Colorado Dermatology Institute, visit CoDerm.com

 

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