The 2022 Colorado general election is just around the corner on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Ballots have been mailed to all registered voters. CMS encourages you to vote, especially for races in the Colorado House of Representatives and the Senate, as the outcome of the election will have direct impacts on your profession, your practice, and your patients. 

CMS helping physicians when you need help

Have you received a RAC audit request from Medicaid?

The Colorado Medical Society has recently heard from members expressing concerns about Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audits. While CMS does not have the resources to troubleshoot each issue for each practice, we reached out to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) for clarification on concerns with initial hospital care service codes (99221-99223) and other general resources. View more information here.

If you have questions about a RAC audit, you can reach out to HCPF directly by contacting Bart Armstrong at bart.armstrong@state.co.us or Alyssa Gilger at alyssa.gilger@state.co.us.

Introducing our new membership director: Cindy Austin

The Colorado Medical Society welcomes our new director of membership, Cindy Austin. Cindy grew up in Indianapolis and moved to Colorado in 2007. Most of her career has been in sales and fundraising for both large and small organizations. Most recently she worked in membership for the largest Presbyterian church in the state where she helped to grow membership throughout the pandemic. Prior to that she worked in sales for a national tutoring company and locally for the National Foundation for Fertility Research as their director of development. Her managerial experience comes from the American Heart Association where she led a team in a four-state region raising funds and educating students on heart health. She is married with two grown children and a spoiled golden doodle. She enjoys hiking, backpacking, cooking, baking and crafting. 

Austin says: "I am excited to work to engage CMS members, increase membership, and advocate for physicians and their patients in Colorado."

The doctor is in: Grand Valley physician begins term as Colorado Medical Society president

The Business Times newspaper, based in Grand Junction, published a profile on newly installed CMS President Patrick Pevoto, MD, MBA. 

"Advancing technology has given physicians remarkable tools with which to care for their patients, [Pevoto] says. But one of their most important tools remains empathy — to offer comfort and answer questions and treat patients with kindness and respect. [And] those providing help can use some help themselves, he says. In the case of physicians in Colorado, he hopes the CMS can provide some of that help."