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.  

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, we are here for you.  Join now!

With a team of professionals we offer resources, experience and collaborators, to help with any administrative, practice, HR and EHR problems.  Our physicians are important to us.  Make your Lake-Sumter Medical Society your FIRST CALL!  Office: 352-742-9902 ~ Email: Frontdesk@lakesumter.org ~ Fax: 352-742-9910  

Welcome New Members

By unanmous vote, the Board of Governors recently confirmed new members:

 

Nibha Mediratta, MD, Internal Medicine, Clermont

Brandon Markus, DO, Dermatology/MOHS Surgery, The Villages

Charles Knapp, MD, Dermatology/Dermapathology, The Villages

 

Announcing virtual  CME's 

 

January 6, 6-8pm - OPIOID & CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

led by Dr. Joshua Lenchus

January 12, 6-8pm - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

led by Conceta Hollinger Holmes

Click here to register.  (All CME's are free to members, $50 for non members)

 

2021 Dues

Annual membership responsibility is now due.  Dues can be paid via PayPal or check sent to Lake-Sumter Medical Society, P. O. Box 1578, Mount Dora, FL 32756

 

VACCINE INFORMATION:

Advent Health has prepared a website with information available to the public with Q&A for general public concerns.  Click here

UF Health Leesburg are vaccinating their physicians

Orlando Health, South Lake is vaccinating all health professionals whether on staff or not.  Check www.vaccine.orlandohealth.com to schedule an appointment.

LOCAL INFORMATION:

Eustis, FL. – Florida Department of Health in Lake County (DOH-Lake) COVID-19 testing sites:

DOH-Lake Clermont WIC, 560 W. DeSoto Street, Clermont 

Lake-Sumter Medical Society strongly agrees with the CDC:

“In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission,” writes the CDC.

Cloth face coverings can help prevent those who may have COVID-19 and not know it from spreading the virus to those around them.

“Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure,” writes the CDC. “The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.”

The Lake County Citizen Information Line (CIL) is now open.  Residents can call 352-742-4830 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. with any Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) questions or concerns.

Use this Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus for the evaluation of patients who may be ill with or who may have been exposed to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

3rd Quarter Board of Governors welcomes new members                        

Brandon Markus, DO, dematology and MOHS surgery specialist; and Charles Knapp, MD, dermatology and dermatopathology specialist.  Their practice, The Dermatology Institute and Skin Cancer Center is located on Brownwood Blvd in The Villages, 352-834-7546.

Closing or Relocating Your Office?

The matter of closing or relocating a practice is a multi-level process. Physician practices close for many reasons, including physician illness, death, or a decision to sell, go solo, join another group, become employed, relocate or retire.  Our friends at The Doctors Company offers an array of patient safety and risk management tips to make the transition easier. 

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.