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NC Medical Board Discusses STOP Act

North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff attended last week’s North Carolina Medical Board…

Letter To HHS Secretary Price Offers Feedback on Health Care Regulation

In a recent letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, MD, the North Carolina…

Congressional Subcommittee Seeks Your Input on Regulation and Mandates

U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) recently announced a new…

NC HealthConnex Adds Three of NC’s Largest Health Care Systems

NC DHHS Welcomes Two New Staffers

WCMS Launches Healthy Healer Program

Learning Opportunities

TOMORROW: The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry will sponsor a free webinar on “Grief and…

What the STOP Act Means to You

On June 29, Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017 into…

Changes to Health Information Exchange Act; NC HealthConnex Updates

All-Star Line Up for M3 Conference – Don’t Miss It!

You won’t want to miss the stellar line-up of speakers at this year’s M3 Conference, Sept. 14-16 at…

Congratulations to Health Care Leadership and Management Graduates

SHIIP – NC’s Medicare Assistance Program – Fears Federal Funding Cuts

The Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), the division of the North Carolina…

NCIOM Publishes Snapshot of NC Uninsured

New Web Page for Clinicians Working in Small, Rural or Underserved Areas

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) We recently launched a new section on the…

New CDC Director Named

NCMS Foundation Lunch and Learn Webinar: 2017 Cybersecurity Update

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation and the NC Medical Group Management…

Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic – SEACOEM Symposium Aug. 12-13

The President of the Southeastern Atlantic College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine…

CDC Health Advisory: Patients Receiving Eculizumab at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Eculizumab (Soliris®) recipients have a 1,000 to 2,000-fold greater risk of invasive meningococcal…

New Dean Named at ECU-Brody School of Medicine

Learning Opportunities

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Virtual Job Fair, Tuesday, July 18, 6:45 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.…

Access These New Tools to Be Successful Under MACRA

Legislative Update: Budget May Be Ready Soon

Legislative Update: Budget May Be Ready Soon Legislative leaders are optimistic that the budget…

New! Online Nominations for NCMS Board positions

To make it easier for you to nominate your colleagues for North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)…

AMA Annual Meeting Concludes Today

New Resources Focused on Opioid Abuse Epidemic

The AMA recently launched a new microsite devoted to reversing the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic.…

Get Ready To Partner for Practice Transformation at the M3

A Cautionary Tale: Know the Process for Medicare Quality of Care Complaints

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Solution Center recently received a call from a member…

Sign Up Now for Summer Quality Improvement Workshops

Gain a Broader Perspective on the Practice of Medicine

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation offers three tracks of professional…

Carolina Complete Health Network Explains Financing

Did You Watch the NCMS Bowtie Briefing This Week?

For those who want the inside story directly from the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Senior…

Team NCMS Proudly Supports MedAssist

Give Us Your Best Shot

In the News

Key Insurer Centene Plans to Expand Health Exchange Presence, ABC News, 6-13-17 500,000 Providers…

Learning Opportunities

TODAY! United Healthcare will hold a ‘listening session’ for Medicaid providers on Wednesday, June…

Legislative News: NC House Budget Vote This Week

As the Bulletin goes to press Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina House is considering…

NCMS Prioritizes Improving North Carolinians’ Health and Expanding Professional Leadership

At an innovative retreat held in Chapel Hill the weekend of May 19-21, the North Carolina Medical…

MSSP & Next Gen Council Members Share Best Practices

The NC MSSP & Next Gen Council held its second quarter meeting of 2017 on Thursday, May 25, at…

Carolina Complete Health Network Leadership Named

Ambulatory Surgery Centers See Medicaid Recoupment

NCTracks has issued a notice to 34 Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) throughout the state that a…

NCMS Comments on State’s Medicaid Reforms

Over the month of May, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) held…

Federal Update: Sen. Hatch Asks for Feedback on AHCA

Did You Subscribe to the PQRS Listserv? If Yes, Then Read This

Subscribers to the PQRS listserv are encouraged to sign up for the new CMS Quality Payment Program…

NC Hospital Association Names New President

Interim Dean Named at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Take Your Best Shot — Then Enter It In the 2017 NCMS Photo Contest

Learning Opportunities

NCTracks is conducting Regional NC Tracks Seminars to help educate new providers, billing staff of…

Take Part in the 2017 NCMS Photo Contest!

Mix & Mingle With the NCMS Board

Updated Medicaid Reimbursement for Vaccines and Contraceptives May Come This Summer

Primary care physicians and obstetricians-gynecologists received some promising news recently. The…