Livewire: All-hands needed to reduce opioid overdose; plus payments webinar, resources to get patients moving, and more

September 2022

New AMA report: Disturbing trends on overdose deaths requires all-hands approach

The American Medical Association released a new report detailing the horrific toll of the nation’s overdose and death epidemic. They are calling for an all-hands approach -- policymakers, public health experts, educators, faith leaders, and employers – to help save lives. In Colorado, opioid overdose deaths rose 54 percent in 2020 and fentanyl deaths made up 68 percent of all opioid analgesic deaths. Read the AMA’s 2022 Overdose Epidemic National Report here.

Webinar: Patient payments power hour

Thursday, Sept. 15, 12-1 p.m. MT

With out-of-pocket costs increasing and the need to reduce accounts receivable payments growing, health care practices continue to look for ways to increase financial stability. Join KeyBank and Rectangle Health to learn how to speed up the revenue cycle with an improved patient payment journey.

View the invitation here.

Campaign resources for your Black female patients: "Moving Matters!"

Moving Matters is a new campaign supporting increased physical activity as part of CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation℠ initiative. The objective of the Moving Matters campaign is to increase awareness of the benefits of physical activity, build self-efficacy to be more physically active, and prompt more physical activity among adults who are insufficiently active and inactive. This first wave of partner resources focuses on Black women ages 18-44 and is available now to use as part of your work to help audiences be more physically active. Additional resources focused on Latinas are coming later this year. This suite of campaign resources includes social media messages, digital ads, newsletter content, and more. These are designed to fit into your existing program efforts.

AMA: CPT updates for COVID-19 boosters adapted to Omicron

The American Medical Association has updated codes in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)® for the new COVID-19 boosters adapted to Omicron. Reference the AMA's vaccine code finder resource to help identify the appropriate CPT code combination for the type and dose of COVID-19 vaccine provided to each patient.

Moderna bivalent booster – 18 years and older

91313 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, bivalent, preservative free, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use

0134A Immunization administration by intramuscular injection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, bivalent, preservative free, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, booster dose

Moderna bivalent booster - 6 years through 11 years

91314 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, bivalent, preservative free, 25 mcg/0.25 mL dosage, for intramuscular use

0144A Immunization administration by intramuscular injection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRN-LNP, spike protein, bivalent, preservative free, 25 mcg/0.25 mL dosage, booster dose

Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster - 12 years and older

91312 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, bivalent spike protein, preservative free, 30 mcg/0.3 mL dosage, tris-sucrose formulation, for intramuscular use

0124A Immunization administration by intramuscular injection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, bivalent spike protein, preservative free, 30 mcg/0.3 mL dosage, tris-sucrose formulation, booster dose

Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster - 5 years through 11 years

91315 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, bivalent spike protein, preservative free, 10 mcg/0.2 mL dosage, diluent reconstituted, tris-sucrose formulation, for intramuscular use

0154A Immunization administration by intramuscular injection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, bivalent spike protein, preservative free, 10 mcg/0.2 mL dosage, diluent reconstituted, tris-sucrose formulation, booster dose

You can still join community forums to discuss Medicaid's alternative payment model for primary care (APM 1)

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is hosting a series of three community forums. View the recording from Aug. 18, and join live or view recordings Sept. 22 and Oct. 13. These forums provide updates on the Alternative Payment Model for Primary Care (APM 1) and solicit your feedback to inform changes for program year 2023. For more information and to register for the sessions or view slides and recordings, visit this website: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/alternative-payment-model-1-apm-1

Thanks to our Partners in Medicine, who support Colorado physicians and practices!

Job board

The Colorado Medical Society is accepting applications for our Director of Membership! This is a dynamic position that benefits from strong sales and communications skills. Knowledge of medical associations is a plus but not required; we value lived experiences and the person who gets the job will receive the training and resources to succeed. An ideal candidate will bring a desire to build relationships with Colorado physicians, their practice managers and the staff you’ll work with.

CMS is invested in continually improving our culture to one of transparency, accountability and fairness. We have a flexible/hybrid workplace (though living in Colorado is essential) and a commitment to work-life balance.

Apply to be our next Director of Membership! Questions? Email membership@cms.org

The Colorado Medical Society is also accepting applications for our Program Manager for Government Affairs and Communications! This is an integral member of the government affairs and communications teams at CMS, managing key programs and projects to achieve advocacy priorities and bringing these programs as well as other CMS projects to life through creative communications that connect, persuade, educate, and inform. The Program Manager works within a matrixed structure with functional reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer and project reporting to the Director of Communications. Please share this with any qualified candidate you know! Find the full description here. Questions? Contact membership@cms.org

Position available: Family Practice or Internal Medicine trained physician in Southern Colorado. Read more here.

A longtime internal medicine physician in Rifle, Colo., will retire in the next year and is looking for a physician to take over the practice who is committed to serving a rural population. The sale of the practice includes the building. If interested, please call 970-625-5521.

Hospitalist, Frisco CO. PRN hospitalist shifts available in Summit County CO. 2-6 shifts/month. Please call 303-885-4673 to discuss.

Physician office space to share, available July 1, 2022, in renovated house on South Wadsworth Blvd. near Alameda Ave. Read more here.

Place a job board advertisement by contacting dianna_fetter@cms.org.

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