Palmetto GBA (Government Business Administration) has informed the NCMS that the problem causing claims denials for Medicare patient office visits handled by physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) should be fixed this week.
Due to a high volume of questions coming in through the Member Resource Center, the NCMS will provide a Frequently-Asked-Question (FAQ) for its members each week to make them more aware of current medical and health care issues that their colleagues are having.
Q: What can I do if a clearinghouse, billing company, or third-party [...]
Douglas D. Sheets, MD, understands the connection between a strong PAC and strong advocacy. As Past President of both his county and state Medical Societies, chairman of multiple committees, and a member of the NCMS PAC, Dr. Sheets has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the issues affecting the practice of medicine in North [...]
In addition to announcing that she would not seek reelection this week, Governor Beverly Perdue announced that Laura Gerald, MD, former Executive Director of the Health and Wellness Trust Fund, would become State Health Director, effective February 1, 2012, and will lead the newly combined Division of Prevention, Access and Public Health Services. Outgoing State [...]
Join the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation (NCMSF) on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:00 pm, for a webinar, co-sponsored by the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), that will help physicians understand the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) as well as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)’s Blue Quality Provider Programs SM [...]
The American College of Physicians (ACP) North Carolina Chapter will be hosting the 2012 Scientific Session from Friday, February, 24, - Saturday, February, 25, 2012, at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center, Greensboro. Attendees can receive up to 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits(s)™.
The meeting is designed for general internists, subspecialty internists, family physicians, fellows in [...]
There’s a new sign at the corner of Moye Boulevard and Stantonsburg Road in Greenville. It reads “Vidant Medical Center,” which is part of the name change for the former University Health Systems (UHS) and Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH). Eight new signs were unveiled in a special ceremony held on Wednesday, at Greenville and eight other eastern North [...]
From Foam to Filters: What’s New in Venous Disease, which is co-sponsored by the Duke University School of Medicine and the American College of Phlebology, will be held from Thursday, February 2, 2012 – Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. The registration fee is $249 for physicians and $149 for [...]
Federal law requires the NCMS to notify members that 19.3% of the Medical Society’s 2012 dues amount paid by members are not deductible in accordance with IRC section 6033. As a reminder, your 2011 dues were 13% non-deductible.
Volume 63 Issue 3 – January 20, 2012
Featured Stories
Governor Names Delia Acting DHHS Secretary
Governor Perdue named senior policy advisor Al Delia as Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), following the resignation of Secretary Lanier Cansler last Friday.
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Update: NCMS Accountable Care Task Force
The NCMS Accountable Care Task Force met [...]
Governor Perdue named senior policy advisor Al Delia as Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), following the resignation of Secretary Lanier Cansler last Friday.
The NCMS Accountable Care Task Force met this week to discuss the progress of several North Carolina entities that are implementing programs to improve quality and bring greater accountability to the practice of medicine.
The AMA and CMS will be holding a call next Monday to help answer your questions about the ACO Advanced Payment program.
Robert W. Monteiro, MD, sat in on several important meetings during his visit the NCMB; the Board acted on issues such as the position statement for self-treatment/treatment of family members and the draft rules on continuing medical education.
Published reports this week indicated that the Obama Administration is ready to require drug companies to disclose payments they make to doctors for consulting, entertainment, research, speaking and travel. ((See U.S. to Force Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to Doctors, The New York Times, 1-16-12, By Robert Pear). The NCMS addressed this issue in the Bulletin series on Health [...]
