Frequent Director's Email messages are emailed to LCMS members.
Select messages are posted here on the web site.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 —
For those who will be attending the Day at the Races on Saturday, July 10, here are a few reminders:
The tickets for the Clubhouse and the Governor's Room will be waiting for you at the WILL CALL ticket window.
The Governor's Room will be open at noon; lunch will begin at 12:30 PM, and the first race will be at 1 PM.
We will be waiting for you in the Governor's Room on the third floor of the Clubhouse.
Dress: Business casual. No jeans, shorts, tee shirts or athletic shoes are permitted in the Clubhouse.
We have hired a magician to add to the enjoyment of the day! He will roam from table to table, and will make balloon animals
and balloon hats for adults as well as for children.
See you soon!
Thursday, April 1, 2010 —
Hello Lake County Medical Society members:
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Dr. James Milam, a Lake County member since he first came to Lake County to practice obstetrics and gynecology. He joined Lake County Medical Society in January 1991 and swiftly became actively involved and moved up the leadership ranks. Dr. Milam is the current president of the Illinois State Medical Society and his term will come to an end on April 25 during the Annual Meeting of the ISMS House of Delegates to be held in Springfield this year. I will be there to help honor him at the President's Dinner to be held on April 23, along with his family, friends and 8 Delegates from Lake County. Lake County is proud to contribute the floral centerpieces for the dinner in Dr. Milam's honor.
Personally, I feel that Dr. Milam's visits to at least 37 counties around Illinois, and as a visitor to other state medical society meetings, has been invaluable to the membership and the communities in which our members serve. He has been an excellent representative of organized medicine in a turbulent year, to say the least. Throughout the deliberations of Congress on health system reform, and even during Illinois' lost battle to retain the tort reform legislation that was passed in 2005, we have needed a level headed speaker who could help clarify some of the politicking and behind the scene negotiations that often impact change. His dedicated and energetic leadership has been exemplary.
It has truly been a pleasure to work with Dr. Milam over the years and I hope he plans to stay involved with organized medicine in the future.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 —
Hello Lake County Medical Society members:
Notice to Employers and to our Insurance Plan Enrollees — Health Premium Subsidy Eligibility Period Extended to March 31, 2010
The Senate voted yesterday (March 2) to extend benefits for involuntarily terminated workers who were covered by their employer health insurance plan. The measure includes an additional 30-day eligibility period of the health benefits premium subsidy for COBRA and state continuation coverage. The extension is retroactive to March 1. As a result of this new law, most individuals involuntarily terminated from employment between March 1 and March 31 will now be eligible to apply for the 65 percent premium reduction and continuation coverage. The new extension of the eligibility period did not change other requirements and did not lengthen the maximum period for the premium subsidy or change eligibility requirements.
For members who are enrolled in our group plan, depending on the size of the employer group, some participating practices are subject to COBRA (offering at least 18 months of continuation), and others are subject to Illinois Continuation laws (12 months of continuation).
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois will be implementing the extension immediately. We will continue to notify you about any health care regulatory or other changes, which seem to come more and more frequently. As always, our enrollees are welcome to call or email with any questions about our group plan.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 —
Hello Lake County Medical Society members:
Click here to learn about the Supreme Court's decision (today) to reverse Illinois medical lawsuit reforms from 2005. This is a blow to Illinois physicians and patients, overturning the state's medical lawsuit reform law, which has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
Fortunately, we had already invited Dr. James L. Milam, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, to speak before our membership on Tuesday, February 9. Please prepare to join us at the dinner program to be held at Highland Park Country Club. (program announcement attached). Spouses and guests are invited. The buffet dinner will make it easy for you to join us whenever it is convenient for this evening program. (Casb bar 6 PM; Buffet Opens 6:30 PM, Speaker: 7 PM.) This the first program to be presided over by our new LCMS president,
Dr. Mark Neault (orthopedic surgery/Lincolnshire).
We would like to hear directly from you, and Dr. Milam will be prepared to answer some of your questions on what happens next. Membership is more important than ever. Numbers count! One of the first questions our legislators ask is "How many doctors does your organization represent?" Be one of the group!
Have you paid your 2010 dues yet for the Lake County Medical Society and the Illinois State Medical Society? Not sure? Please ask us. Your support is vital for physicians and patients throughout Illinois. (When you send email, please identify yourself with your full name.)
See Dr. Milam on the 6 o'clock news on WBBM television, Channel 2 News tonight.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 —
Hello LCMS Members,
I want to remind some of you that we have an informal employment service, to help you when you are in need of clinical or clerical help in your office. This informal service is only available to LCMS members. You can call us (fax or email) whenever you have a full or part time job opening in your office. We keep a small roster of job candidates, most of whom have had some medical office experience, or recent training that would be relevant for most of your practices.
We cannot fill every job opening, nor can we place every job candidate, but we will do our best to play matchmaker when we can. We do not change any applicants, and there is a modest fee (currently $295) for members who hire an applicant. That is merely to help defray the cost of periodic advertising for the service. Many of the connections we make are by word of mouth, and we often learn about openings from your staff who attend our office manager meetings. Many applicants arrive in our office upon recommendations from friends. Most are personally interviewed. We check local references when we can, but we recommend that the hiring party do so prior to offering a position. This has been is a unique and valued service for our members for over 20 years. Contact us to learn more, for a copy of our employment service policy, or register your full or part time job opening with us. There are no obligations on your part. We only ask that you tell us when or if you do hire one of the applicants we have recommended for your practice.
