Initiatives
Directed by the board of directors, House of Delegates and councils and committees, the Colorado Medical Society works to strengthen the house of medicine through various initiatives.
Colorado Health and Safety Data Services
Colorado Hospital Association: Quality and Patient Safety webpage
Combating Prescription Drug Abuse and Diversion
Continuing Medical Education: AMA webpage
Contracting: AMA - 15 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Managed Care Contract
Facts: Prescription Drug Abuse in Colorado
Health Information Technology: AMA webpage
Health System Reform: AMA webpage
ICD-10: AMA webpage
Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety
In March 2013, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a report that identifies the best practices for improving patient safety in U.S. hospitals. It's an update to the 2001 publication "Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices," and it reflects the increasing push toward patient safety.
Medical practice checklist for 2014 ACA exchange implementation
Next Generation Physician Payment and Delivery Models: AMA webpage
Prescription for a healthier practice: Protect your practice from inappropriate discounts
Prescription for a healthier practice: Automate prior authorization
Take advantage of automated solutions for prior authorization to reduce the time your practice spends on these processes. Visit the AMA’s payer policies webpage for links to many of the major payers’ prior authorization automated solutions.
Prescription for a healthier practice: Claims revenue cycle
Use this tool to evaluate your practice's capability to submit claims efficiently and accurately; analyze health insurer payments for accuracy; and effectively address delays, denials and reductions in payment.