President's Welcome
Welcome to the new Larimer County Medical Society (LCMS) interactive website.
Here you can find information of interest for our physician members and the public, ask questions and make suggestions. We want to hear from you! There is also a HIPAA–compliant portal to enhance communication between LCMS members.
Implementation of this site accomplishes one of the objectives in the LCMS 5 year strategic plan developed by the board of directors in 2009. In turn, it will help us carry our other objectives of health care related advocacy and services to our members as well as education and partnership with other organizations. Examples of these activities include:
Advocacy
- Communication with our local, state and national legislators on health issues important to members and the community
- Joint legislative night held each October with Weld County Medical Society to discuss current issues with our legislators
- Working with the Colorado Medical Society (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) on evolving issues in the practice of medicine
- Two LCMS board members represent our Society on the CMS board
- LCMS members participate on issue-specific CMS committees and work groups such as patient safety, payment reform and practice viability
- Resolutions written by the LCMS are presented to the CMS delegation regarding current issues. For example, [nodepicker==node/2492==Inappropriate%20Pharmacy%20Advertising==inappropriate%20pharmacy%20advertising] and in situ uranium mining, both of which were then referred to the AMA
Education
- Annual and spring meetings include speakers on medically compelling topics
- CME events- including “Compassion and Medicine” program this year by David Shlim, M.D.
- Bimonthly newsletter, the Honker, and new website with featured articles and updates by members and guests
- HIPAA-secure email exchange for members, including those not connected to a hospital or large group server
Member Services
- Full-time Executive Director available to assist you and your staff on practice issues
- Annual physician and community resource directory in print, distributed throughout Larimer County with information also available on website
- Physician referrals made to the public
Partnership in Action and Service
- Promotion of region-wide health information exchange (HIE). Commencing in June 2009 as a joint Weld and Larimer County work group to study the feasibility of connecting patient’s medical records to all their health care providers in the region, this project has evolved into the Northern Colorado Health Information Exchange Collaborative. Working with CORHIO (Colorado Regional Health Information Organization), this collaborative includes LCMS, Weld County Medical Society, Poudre Valley Hospital System, Banner Health System, the North Colorado Health Alliance, Northern Colorado IPA and the Northern Larimer County Health District. (link)
- LCMS Alliance (link) working together on various social and community related activities
- Larimer County Patient Centered Medical Home Initiative with a LCMS representative on the PCMH Initiative board
- Woman physician’s get-togethers
What can we do for you? How can we strengthen our Society? Please contact me at president@larimermedicalsociety.org or Executive Director, Barb Brown, at barb@larimermedicalsociety.org
Peter Smith, MD
President, Larimer County Medical Society
