Archive for August, 2010
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Bulletin for 8-27-2010
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 […]
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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 (NCHA) and the North Carolina Healthcare Facilities Association (NCHFA).
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NCMS Offers Comment on NC Statewide Health Information Exchange Operational Plan
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.
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Managed Care Officials Field Health System Reform Questions before Physician Audience in Greensboro
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.
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Focus on Health Care Reform: National Health Care Workforce Commission
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.
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Health Reform and You: NCMS and News Channel 14 to Convene a Public Discussion on Reform
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.
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CMS Issues Reminder on January 2011 Target for Testing Transaction Using ICD-10 Code Sets
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 […]
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Physicians Will Talk Politics and Health Care at Asheville Breakfast Meeting
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 – […]
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Medicaid Official Discusses Health System Reform in Visit to Triangle
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 […]
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Deadlines Approaching — Act Today!
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 […]
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