The Lake-Sumter Medical Society is a membership organization comprised of Doctors of Medicine (MD) and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) located within the two-county area.  

Why be a member?  Our mission is to support members through the difficulties of practicing medicine in today's challenging climate.  Whether looking for help with business matters, staff issues, financial problems, contract negotiations, HIPAA, CMS, EHR's or more personal issues like burnout, your COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY is here for you.  Join now!

Just starting out?  With our ABC's of practice startup and a mentor, we can help you navigate the pitfalls.

Feeling bruised & battered by payors?  Would some contract help be the answer? Our list of independent conractors is tried and true. 

Staff problems?  We have resources to help you with legal and ethical issues.

Want to provide insurance benefits to staff?  Ours is the best. Let Barrett, Liner & Buss give you a quote.

Bring us your problem!  With resources, experience and collaborators, we will figure it out.  Our physicians are important to us.  Make your Lake-Sumter Medical Society your FIRST CALL!  That number is 352-74-9902!

Renewing your License?

On Oct. 4, 2019, the Florida Department of Health mailed renewal postcards to Medical Doctors whose licenses have a Jan. 31, 2020 expiration date. Prior to renewing your license, please report your continuing medical education (CME) hours into the Department’s official CE tracking system, CE Broker. (Note: A basic CE Broker account is free.) To report course completion, log into your MQA Online Services Account. From your dashboard, go to the “Additional Activities” header and select “Report CE/CME.” To “Renew A License,” visit www.flhealthsource.gov and click the “Renew A License” button. Then, enter your Personal Identifying Information and click the “Login” button to gain entry into your account. The CME hours are listed below. If you are renewing your license for the first time, you are exempt from the general CME requirement and are only required to complete 2 hours of Preventing Medical Errors and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS. Rule 64B8-13.005, Florida Administrative Code, requires the Prevention of Medical Errors course to contain the five most misdiagnosed medical conditions in Florida for the previous two years. Currently, those conditions are: cancer-related issues; neurological/spine related-issues; cardiac/stroke-related issues; infectious/communicable diseases; pulmonary-related issues. 

Practice Management Leaderhip Summit - Great success!

  

 

 

The first Practice Mangager's Leadership Summit offered a lineup of resources that featured

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as well as the Lake Sumter State College providing informtion patient engagement, improving performance and promoting interoperability.  Special thanks to our sponsors:

Health Insurance plus Disability, Vision, Dental and Life FOR YOUR PRACTICE!

 Managed by Barrett, Liner & Buss, LTD, overees all of these extremely successful insurance plans (Blue Cross Blue Shield and UNUM) save members thousands of dollars plus offer empolyee benefits!  For LSMS members only, our competative rates, excellent plans and opportunities for employees to upgrade, makes the LSMS Health Insurance Trust a product you MUST check out.  UNUM products give our members added value products a large group costs.  Visit www.trustlsms.com to learn more.

Opioid Overdose - Helpful Materials for Patients

Living with chronic pain can be challenging. It is essential that you and your doctor discuss treatment options with all of the risks and benefits carefully considered. Some medications, such as prescription opioids, can help relieve pain in the short term but also come with serious risks and potential complications—and must be prescribed and used carefully. CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain helps increase providers’ ability to offer safer, more effective pain management. The Guideline and supporting resources support clinical decision making about prescribing opioids.  Click here for helpful materials.