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Give a hand to “hands-only”
(May 2012) Children can lead as lifesavers
Primary stroke centers save lives
CMS Mini-internship program spreads the word
Message from the President
A New Beginning
Toni Preckwinkle highlights the changing culture at County
Leadership makes tough decisions to build infrastructure for tomorrow
Bringing your grievances to the nation’s Capitol
The Chicago Medical Society leadership went to Washington, DC, to advocate ...
Save the Date! March 24, 2012
Announcing the Chicago Medical Society’s 2012 Quarterly Midwest Clinical Conference
CMS President's Message
New CMS website, magazine for members
Training Tomorrow’s Physicians
What’s in store for residency programs?
Coming up: 2012 ISMS House of Delegates
Make your voice heard at the ISMS policy-making House of Delegates ...
Medicare e-prescribing payment
Starting with the new year, payment reductions set in for eligible physicians who have not become “successful” electronic prescribers in Medicare’s eRx Incentive Program and have not applied for the hardship exemption...
President’s Message
On the national scene the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether and in what form the Court will consider the constitutional issues raised by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
CMS offers cornucopia of clinical, practice-based lectures
Members enjoyed an expanded array of lectures and workshops this year, both virtual and on-site...
Insurance coding exchange to benefit members
At members’ behest, CMS is building a service to help the medical team avoid coding pitfalls that can end up costing time and money...
HHS delays stage 2 meaningful use requirements
To encourage faster adoption of EMRs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delayed the Stage 2 requirements for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Programs from 2013 to 2014...
Volunteers needed to spread word: “hands-only” CPR saves lives
Many people die needlessly from sudden cardiac arrest. Please consider giving a few hours of your time...
Advocacy in action: CMS leaders represent you on Capitol Hill
On their advocacy mission to Washington, DC, CMS leaders gave voice to the frustrations and concerns of thousands of colleagues in Cook County, while honoring those who earned awards for exceptional service to patients and their profession.
CMS Physicians Major Players at House of Delegates Meeting
Relaying the concerns of all physicians in Cook County, your CMS colleagues actively shaped new policies emerging from the annual meeting of the ISMS House of Delegates.
Our country, our profession, at a pivotal junction
Writing in the May 19, 2011, issue of the New York Times, Tara Parker Pope thoughtfully addressed the primacy of the physician-patient relationship in the delivery of health care. (See “Finding the Patient in a Sea of Guidelines.”)