ADEMS and CMS: Leveraging the Strength of Powerful Connections

Membership with the Colorado Medical Society (CMS) and ADEMS is more than just belonging to a consortium of physicians. It means legislative, regulatory, and legal advocacy, connectivity with your peers - outside of where you work - and support at every stage of your career.

Here are some of the combined ADEMS/CMS benefits:

Advocacy: ADEMS and CMS are your most powerful champions for legislative issues that impact your practice. We work from the grassroots to the State Capitol, all the way to Washington, DC, in collaboration with CMS and the American Medical Association (AMA) to ensure that physicians’ voices are heard at each step of the legislative and regulatory process.

Events: ADEMS proudly partners with the five area hospitals and one medical school in our area to coordinate and develop educational and social programs. Local and state events, build deeper community connections and enable learning about relevant healthcare topics.

Informative publications: Through ADEMS e-mail, online updates, The Advocate bimonthly newsletter, CMS’s Colorado Medicine magazine, ASAP, and PolicyPulse e-newsletters, we help physicians and your staff navigate the rapidly evolving practice environment and ever-changing requirements in the practice of medicine.

Saving you time and money: Members are eligible for up to 10% discount on COPIC medical liability insurance – which often pays for the full cost of membership and more! – and discounted services from Partners in Medicine.

Physician wellbeing: ADEMS and CMS work to provide continued resources for physicians to help keep the joy in practicing medicine. Physicians are also able to access the new Doc2Doc Wellbeing Counseling program through a partnership with CPHP and receive three free pre-clinical sessions if needed.

Doctors Care – Doctors Care, has provided our community much-needed care by filling in the gaps for low-income and uninsured patients over the past 35+ years. Physician members can participate in this exceptional program that provides care for these patients in our area. Doctors Care does a great job managing these patients through their care and partnering with our area hospitals. You may find the need to refer one of your patients to this program for additional help and care coordination.

Elevating your voice: CMS’s first-of-its-kind virtual policy forum, Central Line, gives every CMS member a vote and a voice in the organization by submitting policy proposals directly to the CMS Board of Directors.

Other opportunities: Options to serve on county and state committees, including the CMS Council on Legislation influencing regional health care policies.

A local expert: ADEMS Executive Director Andrea Chase lives and works in the south Denver Metro making connections and contacts throughout our community for you, with the support of staff at the state level.

You focus on caring for patients. Let us fight the battles facing your profession.

cms.org | 720-859-1001 | membership@cms.org

ademedsociety.org | 303-761-2887| ADEMSstaff@gmail.com

Membership Renewal Season

Membership renewal season is here! Starting September 1st, CMS has mailed and emailed out invoices to your practice.

Group bills were sent via regular mail. Individual invoices went out by email.

Please take a moment to make your payment before the end of the year.

Dec. 31st is the due date, and we do not want you to experience any interruption in your member benefits!

Individuals can remit payment through your individualized email sent Aug. 30 from Colorado Medical Society, or by check to the Colorado Medical Society office, PO Box 17550, Denver, CO 80217. Please include your member name and/or CMS member number on the check.

Perhaps you have not yet seen an invoice? Do we have your correct address? Please feel free to contact Andrea Chase at ADEMSstaff@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. As always, we appreciate your membership and your time!

Attention Private Practice Physicians:

Listen to this AMA STEPS Forward podcast:

"Work Smarter, Not Harder: Templated Forms for Independent Physicians"

Carolynn Francavilla, MD -- member of the Colorado delegation to the AMA and chair-elect for the AMA’s Private Practice Physician Section -- joins guest host Taylor Johnson, manager of AMA Physician Practice Development, to discuss the Private Practice Playbook: Sample Forms Appendix: a collection of templated forms for independent physician practices that address patient, employee, and administrative needs. This is a great free and vetted resource for your independent practice.

Listen to the podcast

Explore the Sample Practice Forms Appendix

Explore the Private Practice Playbook



Many physicians having workplace or situational concerns would benefit from true peer-to-peer support from a physician well-being expert. Arapahoe-Douglas-Elbert Medical Society endorses the CMS / CPHP-launched Doc2Doc Wellbeing Consulting. to provide pre-clinical assistance to any Colorado physician, resident/fellow, or medical student without lengthy documentation or extensive evaluation.

Call 720-810-9131 for any concern -- stress, a relationship issue, poor outcome -- and schedule a confidential follow-up with a physician trained in psychiatry (in person, via video, or by phone). Don't wait until a problem gets too big. Utilize these free peer consultation sessions whenever you need them!

The beautiful Glenmoor Country Club was a splashing success for our end of summer Meet & Greet in August.

Thank you for attending the CMS Annual Meeting in Vail - Sept 23-24

ADEMS members experienced a beautiful weekend in Vail filled with networking and CME opportunities. CMS installed President Omar Mubarak, MD, MBA, and welcomed new president-elect, Kim Warner, MD. Additionally, we thanked outgoing President Patrick Pevoto, MD, MBA, for his service as president this past year.

Save the date for September 13-14th, 2024 in Breckenridge for the 2024 CMS Annual Meeting.

From left: Leslie Rose MD with spouse CMS President Omar Mubarak, MD pose with CMS President-elect, Kim Warner, MD and her spouse and past-President Rick May, MD.

Former AMA President, and long-time ADEMS member Dr. Jeremy Lazarus and Debbie Lazarus networking with colleagues.

Emil Zeynalov, MD and Inessa Porter, MD meet with meeting sponsors during their break.

Arapahoe County Board of Health seeking physicians to fill vacancies

The Arapahoe County Board of Health, which is appointed by the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners, seeks applicants for four upcoming vacancies. The Board of Health works closely with the public health director, chief medical officer, health department legal counsel, and other members of the department to set the tone for public health practices in the community. 

Applications are open through Oct. 6. All candidates must be residents of Arapahoe County, and those with expertise in public or environmental health, medical care, nonprofits or organizations, business leadership, education, mental health, community engagement, or lived experience within the priority areas of public health are encouraged to apply. Click here for more information.

Save the Date!

Annual Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo - Sunday, December 10th

Look for registration information in the next month (all welcome)