The Delaware County Medical Society (DCMS) is a professional organization for physician members (medical and osteopathic doctors), affiliated with the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) and the American Medical Association. 


Founded in 1850, and later incorporated as a non-profit organization, the DCMS is an active grassroots organization for physicians. Our members either live or practice in Delaware County, PA, and are of all medical and surgical specialties. They are also in a wide variety of practice modalities, including employed physicians, private practice physicians and also those in administrative, research and academic positions. 

The society strives to help our physician and practice administrator/manager members, providing day-to-day assistance with the “business” of running a medical practice, as well as helping their patients with access to a wide range of resources in our community. Much of this advice and assistance is provided in conjunction with the outstanding professional staff of the Pennsylvania Medical Society or through referrals to reputable resources within our community. 

The society is always looking for more members to become involved in our ongoing work and offers leadership development in the process.  We encourage members to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and the active DCMS committees, including the Public Health Advocacy Committee; the Practice Management Committee; the Political Advocacy Committee and the new Information and Technology Committee.  Please contact our staff for more information. 

What Happened To The Money That Was Dropped In The Bucket

By Harry V. Armitage, MD

In the fall of 1963 the Delaware County Medical Society conducted a mass immunization program against poliomyelitis.  During the drive, called VOP (Victory Over Polio), Type I, II, and III Oral Sabin vaccine was administered to 476,980 people, immunizing 87% of the county’s population.

Membership in the DCMS and PAMED provides benefits with a real dollar value. Here are some samples:

Reimbursement and practice management advice – PAMED’s practice management experts will answer your questions about third-party payers, one call could pay for your dues many times over.  Quarterly practice management meetings are coordinated  to address emerging trends, new programs and regulations and help professional office management staff  with their HR questions. 

Contract Reviews - members get heavily discounted rates on legal and business reviews of contracts.

   · Regulations and licensing - we can help you cut through bureaucratic lingo and understand workers' comp, physician licensing, and more. 

   ·  News...via email and On-Line - members can subscribe to free email newsletters and CME alerts. 

   · Publications - manuals on laws and regulations are among the outstanding educational products offered.

DCMS Public Health Committee Works for Community Health - The DCMS Public Health Committee is hard at work on issues that affect the health and well-being of the community. Here’s a snapshot of the society’s ongoing involvement in a number of important community coalitions; task forces which are working groups to address significant health concerns in our community. 

Some of these include –

   ·  the Insuring Delaware County’s Children Now Task Force,

   ·  County Council’s Health Advisory Board.

   ·   supporting the work of the Delaware County Suicide Prevention and Awareness Task Force; 

   ·   the Delaware County Immunization Coalition’s successful flu immunization programs, (in conjunction with the PA Department of Health and the Delco Office of Intercommunity Health);

STI is a Medicare Platinum Level Medical Software Developer offering both Practice Management (PMS) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems.

They specialize in the development, sale, installation, and support of medical computer systems. DCMS members received a member discount on STI products and services!

For more information, please contact the DCMS staff (610) 892-7750 or e-mail director@delcomedsoc.org

The “Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking” public awareness campaign was developed by Drug-Free Action Alliance in 2000 to educate parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties and to increase awareness of and compliance with the Underage Drinking Laws. The campaign has been used in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Canada. In 2001, the campaign received a national award as a promising prevention program.

Click Here for Full information about the program

Click on the image to the left to read the full PDF which includes a breakdown of acceptable billable costs

Medication Adherence. Prescription medications are extremely important in maintaining employees' good health but not all individuals take them properly - and that directly affects their health and your bottom line. In fact, 50% of people on multiple drugs are non-adherent, accounting for $100 billion in avoidable hospitalizations and $50 billion in lost productivity. More information: http://img.en25.com/Web/CIGNACorporation/Rx%20Whitepaper.pdf

The County of Delaware is pleased to join an exciting national initiative geared toward encouraging individuals to volunteer to assist during public health events. The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a branch of Citizen Corps