The NCMS participated in the second quarterly meeting of the NC ACO Collaborative held on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point.

Read on to review how the House’s version of the budget would impact health care in the state.

NCMS CEO Robert Seligson met with both North Carolina senators and other members of the NC Congressional Delegation to discuss current activities relating to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as Medicaid reform.

The CEOs of the Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, California, Oklahoma, New York and the North Carolina Medical Societies gathered last week in Washington, D.C., to share information on their key national legislative priorities.  The group also met with senior staff at the American Medical Association (AMA) to coordinate lobbying efforts at the Federal level.
Issues of importance to [...]

The last Bulletin reported on the NCMS Leadership College’s outstanding meeting held May 18-19 in Wilmington. The NCMS Board of Directors also met during that same weekend and welcomed Past Presidents of the Society to join a robust discussion of the future of medicine.
After speaking to a joint session of the Leadership College and the NCMS Board [...]

This feature is part of an on-going series of features on accountable care organizations in North Carolina as part of the Toward Accountable Care (TAC) Consortium and Initiative.
It’s not easy becoming an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), but at least one fledgling North Carolina ACO, believed “it was the right thing to do for our patients.”
When Coastal Carolina [...]

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors has responded to the epidemic of misuse and abuse of prescription drugs by establishing the Opioid Task Force, to give NCMS members a forum to address physician needs regarding patient prescribing and to address the rising numbers of opioid death rates in North Carolina. In addition, the [...]

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has heard from members about problems their patients are experiencing with getting pain medication prescriptions filled at Walgreens.  Under its revised policy on good faith dispensing of controlled substances, Walgreens is requesting additional information from practices prior to filling prescriptions for controlled substances.  Requests for additional information include information about [...]

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) would like to congratulate Jeffrey Lawson, MD, and Philip Brown, Jr., MD, on recent achievements in the field of medicine.
Dr. Lawson, a vascular surgeon, and a team of physicians at Duke University Hospitals “performed the first U.S. implantation of a bioengineered blood vessel,” a new technology they hope “will eventually replace synthetic [...]

Congratulations to Alan Skipper, North Carolina Medical Society’s Director of Specialty Society and Meeting Services, who was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Association Executives of North Carolina (AENC) at their Annual Meeting on June 9-10, 2013.
AENC works to advance the field of Association Management by providing networking and professional development, while increasing the recognition of the Association [...]

The NC Foundation For Advanced Health Programs, Inc., is grateful to be a part of the Practice Wellness grant campaign. As part of the initiative they have implemented the Eat Smart, Move More healthy eating program and looked at options for how they can better incorporate exercise into their daily routine while at the office, [...]

The 2013 Sports Medicine Symposium will be held this coming July 5-6 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Symposium will provide continued education for individuals in the field of Sports Medicine to include physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists and athletic trainers.
For more information and to register for the Symposium, click  here, or contact Nancy Lowe  or by [...]

The North Carolina Dermatology Association (NCDA) will hold it its Summer Meeting, July 12-14 at The Lodge at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg. The target audience for this meeting includes dermatologists in private practice and in academic medicine, physician assistants and nursing staff. This educational activity will update attendees on the latest medical knowledge available from [...]

The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME) is currently accepting nominations for the 2013 Harris Memorial Award in honor of the life and memory of one of its founding members,
T. Reginald Harris, MD.
Presented annually in conjunction with the fall meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), a plaque and a $2,500 monetary prize are [...]

The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) has launched the “Licensee Information Challenge” in which all licensees have a chance to be featured in an upcoming NCMB campaign.  The NCMB is encouraging licensees to make the most of their Licensee Information pages by providing content for the many optional categories available to them. This information helps patients and others who use [...]