Volume 61 Issue 36 – August 27, 2010
Featured Stories
Governor Addresses NC Medicaid Rates
Governor Beverly Perdue today announced her intention to roll back Medicaid provider rate reductions that were to be implemented next week. The announcement came in a meeting this morning with representatives of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), the North Carolina Hospital Association [...]
Governor Beverly Perdue today announced her intention to roll back Medicaid provider rate reductions that were to be implemented next week. The announcement came in a meeting this morning with representatives of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), the North Carolina Hospital Association (NCHA) and the North Carolina Healthcare Facilities Association (NCHFA).
In a letter sent August 23, 2010, the NCMS provided input on the draft North Carolina Statewide Health Information Exchange Operational Plan. Read on to see NCMS’s thoughts on the plan.
On Monday, August 23, 2010, members of the Triad-area physician community attended a forum with third party payer medical directors and North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin.
In an attempt to address the inevitable shortage of medical providers the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has called for the creation of a National Health Care Workforce Commission.
The NCMS is partnering with News Channel 14 to convene a televised forum on September 22 in Charlotte to engage leaders in the health care sector, elected officials, and the public on the implementation of health system reform legislation.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a reminder this week to health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses and vendors about the approaching compliance dates for a new generation of diagnosis and procedure codes and updated standards for electronic health care transactions (ICD-10 code sets).
Beginning in January 2011, entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability [...]
The NCMS and the Western North Carolina/Buncombe County Medical Societies are hosting a Legislative Breakfast for physicians at the Doubletree Hotel in Biltmore on Monday, August 30, 2010, 7:30am – 9:00am. NCMS Director of Legislative Affairs Chip Baggett will be on hand to discuss the November 2010 Election and how physicians can become engaged in [...]
Cindy Mann, Director, Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey and Certification (CMCS) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, spent Wednesday in the Triangle meeting with state officials and health care leaders. Mann was the keynote speaker for the North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s annual meeting at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. She spoke on Health [...]
The NCMS Foundation is offering you a special opportunity to recognize the many ways women contribute to the medical profession through a special donation in celebration of Women in Medicine Month, September 2010. You can thank those women who have served as mentors, role models, teachers, leaders and others in the medical profession by making [...]
Deadlines are fast approaching for the Harris Award Nominations, House of Delegate Resolutions, Room Reservations and Early Bird Registration for the NCMS Annual Meeting, Oct. 22-24, and the 2010 Photo Contest.
…Enter the 2010 Photo Contest! Great new prize added: the winner gets a choice of free NCMS membership for 2011 or an iPod Touch. Send [...]
Links to important information about practice management, professional development, and other items of interest to physicians.
…Wondering if you’re getting the best deal on practice supplies and services? Attend this free luncheon sponsored by NCMS Partner GroupSource to find out. September 17, noon.
…Register for Fall 2010 Care Share Health Alliance Regional Workshop, September 24 (Asheville), October 5 (Greenville), [...]
Events/meetings involving NCMS staff working on your behalf this week.
Date
Event/Organization
Staff
8/20-22
Carolinas Chapter, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Annual Meeting
Alan Skipper
Nancy Lowe
Chip Baggett
8/23
3rd Party Payer Meeting, Greensboro
Robert W. Seligson (moderator)
Amy Whited
Mike Edwards
8/25
NC Institute of Medicine Annual Meeting
Robert W. Seligson
Maggie Sauer
Franklin Walker
Alan Skipper
8/26
AMA Conference Call on Accountable Care Organizations
Alan Skipper
Amy Whited
8/26
CMS Open Door Forum on Outpatient Therapy Alternatives
Amy [...]
The deadline for reserving a hotel room in the NCMS block for the Annual Meeting is September 21, 2010, and people interested in attending this year’s meeting need to be sure to make their arrangements soon. There is a convention that is also meeting in Winston-Salem during Annual Meeting weekend, and rooms will be hard [...]
Volume 61 Issue 35 – August 20, 2010
Featured Stories
Proposed Medicaid Rate Cut Gets Media Attention
Today’s issue of the Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area includes a story about the proposed additional cut to the physician fee schedule, despite Congressional action to provide federal dollars to help ease the budget crunch for North Carolina’s Medicaid [...]
