The Connecticut Orthopaedic Society wishes you a happy and healthy new year. Your membership in the Society is the key to influencing and changing the practice of orthopaedic medicine in Connecticut and is instrumental to our collective, continued success.
Your support and involvement provides a strong voice in state and national issues and is the ONLY in-state organization that has as its sole objective, the interests of the orthopaedic surgeon. In 2010, your Society will continue to work diligently on your behalf with the following activities and focus:
Lobbying - Working with the Society’s lobbyist, Halloran & Sage, the Society has guaranteed a seat at the legislative table with upcoming debates and decisions including strengthening the current standards and fairness in contracting, protecting physicians from a state provider tax, ensuring that precertified treatment is reimbursed and mandating truth in advertising for allied healthcare. In addition, we will continue to safeguard the practice of medicine and assist the Society’s members with presentations at public hearing, bill tracking and meetings with key legislators. Please consider an additional contribution to the Society for political activities (*see invoice).
Workers Compensation - Continue an open dialogue with the Commission and key legislators to discuss health care coverage for the injured workers of Connecticut.
Programs for Your Practice - Offer educational seminars at reduced rates with continuing education credits. Don’t miss the coding workshop scheduled for March 18, 2010 at the Farmington Marriott. This popular workshop will cost members and their staff only $300.00 per attendee – half the cost of similar programs. The Society will offer its members the Communications Workshop which provides CMIC-insured members with a 2.5% premium credit and CME credits.
Annual Meeting & CMEs - Provide educational opportunities and CME credits at the Society’s Annual Meeting. This year’s event will be held on May 14, 2010, at the Farmington Marriott Hotel and will offer informative clinical sessions from renowned speakers and more.
Communicate and update members using the Society’s website (www.ctortho.org), and new this year, our online newsletter,“Backbone”.
Membership dues for 2010 remain at $250.00, which includes admission to the Annual Meeting with CME credits, reduced rates for coding workshops, legislative and regulatory representation and more. Please complete the form enclosed and mail with dues payment (for your convenience, we accept MasterCard or VISA).
