Archive for July, 2010
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Bulletin for 7-30-2010
Volume 61 Issue 32 – July 30, 2010 Featured Stories Significant Incentives and Penalties Under Meaningful Use Final Rule You have probably heard about the significant financial incentives available to […]
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Significant Incentives and Penalties Under Meaningful Use Final Rule
You have probably heard about the significant financial incentives available to physicians and hospitals that adopt and achieve meaningful use of electronic health records. But did you know that physicians and hospitals that fail to demonstrate meaningful use by 2015 face reimbursement reductions?
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NC Physician Institute for Quality Enhancement Offers Workshop for MDs Who Want to Champion Healthcare Improvement
The NCPIQE (NC Physician Institute for Quality Enhancement), Wake AHEC and the NCMS Foundation will provide an interactive workshop for physicians interested in championing healthcare quality improvement, August 27 and 28.
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Focus on Health System Reform: Health Benefit Exchanges, Part 2
Learn more about the types of insurance coverage that will be available in North Carolina’s Exchange.
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BCBSNC Implementing Policy Changes to Some CPT Codes
Effective November 1, 2010, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will be implementing policy changes to specific Current Procedural Technology (CPT) codes. The changes will affect multiple surgery reduction procedures and are consistent with BCBSNC’s multiple procedure payment policies.
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Medical Board Approves Final Draft of Telemedicine Policy
On Friday, July 23, 2010 the North Carolina Medical Board met and gave final passage to a Board policy on Telemedicine.
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Medical Board Drafts Re-Entry Rules
The NCMS was invited to an in-house meeting with staff of the NC Medical Board last Friday to discuss proposed rules regarding the re-entry of licensees following two years of […]
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CMS Announces Imaging Demonstration Project
Medicare officials are soliciting proposals from “convener” groups to bring together networks of physicians to participate in a demonstration project that will test the ability of Decision Support Systems (DSS) […]
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NCMS Exec Assumes New Leadership Role
You can now address Don Wall as, “Mr. President!” Don was installed as the 66th President of the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) on July 24, 2010 in […]
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Drexdal Pratt Appointed to Head DHSR
NC DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler announced July 22 the appointment of Drexdal Pratt as the new director of the Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) effective August 1, 2010. Pratt […]
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