NCMS Urges Guidance from Medicaid on December Recoupment

Anticipates Good Result on Denied TPL Claims As 2015 was winding down, physicians were hit with an…

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BCBSNC Creates Escalation Process for Physicians to Verify Patient Eligibility

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) continues to cope with huge customer service…

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What’s Ahead for Meaningful Use Program?

For a brief moment this month, it seemed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

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CMS Announces Streamlined Hardship Application Process for Meaningful Use

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new, streamlined hardship…

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North Carolina Boasts Many of Nation’s PCSPs

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), which offers quality designations for…

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NCMS Members Are Leaders

Several recent announcements highlight once again the accomplishments of many of our North Carolina…

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AMA Launches Silicon Valley Health Technology Hub, Health2047

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced earlier this month that it is investing $15M to…

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Adulterated Heroin Alert

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health is…

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Drug Diversion Serious Threat To Patients

The North Carolina Division of Public Health’s Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention Program…

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In the News

Location, Location, Location: 5 Cities Where Physicians Are Most in Demand; 9 States With Highest,…

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Learning Opportunities

The Pain Society of the Carolinas invites you earn 3.5 CME at a free SAFE Opioid Prescribing Course…

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NC Makes Strong Showing On CMS' List of New and Renewing ACOs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Monday that three accountable…

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NCMS Board Begins New Year; Launches New Governance System

The 2016 North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors held their initial meeting of the…

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Audit of ACA Enhanced Payments for Primary Care Begun

Last week, NC Medicaid began the process of auditing physicians, physician assistants and nurse…

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Physician Groups Continue to Press DOJ to Reject Insurance Mergers

The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) continues to press the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to…

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NCMS Seeks Faculty for Opioid Prescribing CME

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has received funding support from The Physicians’…

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In the News

AMA Launches Company In Silicon Valley, MedPage Today, 1-12-16 Medicare Expands Coordinated Care…

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Learning Opportunities

NCTracks is offering the following course this week. Providers can register in SkillPort, the…

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Audit of ACA Enhanced Payments for Primary Care Coming this Week

In the coming days NC Medicaid will perform an audit of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse…

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