Archive for October, 2010
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Bulletin for 10-29-2010
Volume 61 Issue 45 – October 29, 2010 Featured Stories HOD Acts on Reports and Resolutions, Holds “Forum of the Whole” Delegates to the NCMS Annual Meeting in Winston-Salem acted […]
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HOD Acts on Reports and Resolutions, Holds “Forum of the Whole”
Delegates to the NCMS Annual Meeting in Winston-Salem acted on several Reports and Resolutions during the closing session of the House on Sunday, October 24.
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HOD Elects New Officers for 2010-2011
The NCMS House of Delegates elected new officers at last weekend’s Annual Meeting. Read on for a list of the new leaders.
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Sanford Family Physician to Lead NCMS in 2010-2011
John R. Mangum, MD, a family physician from Sanford, was installed as the 157th President of the North Carolina Medical Society during the 2010 Annual Meeting. Learn more about Dr. Mangum.
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Focus on Health System Reform: Medical Loss Ratio, pt. 2
Late last week, the NAIC officially adopted its model regulation for submission to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius. With the NAIC’s recommendations now complete, it will now be up to the Secretary to decide whether she will promulgate the model regulation as is, or make changes.
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UNC Professor Serves on National Health Care Workforce Commission
Thomas Ricketts, a health policy and management professor at UNC-CH, has been appointed to serve on the National Health Care Workforce Commission, established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
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Buncombe County Medical Society Hosts Candidate Forum
On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the Buncombe County Medical Society (BCMS) hosted a large crowd of physicians at the Asheville Double Tree hotel for a local political forum. A dozen candidates for North […]
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Physicians Honored During 2010 Annual Meeting
The NCMS’ prestigious E. Harvey Estes, MD, Physician Community Service Award was given to Evelyn Schmidt, MD, the long-time Director of Lincoln Community Health Center in Durham. Dr. Schmidt was […]
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Old North State Medical Society to Honor Health Care Leaders
The Old North State Medical Society will hold its 2010 Leadership Summit and Award Assembly, November 12-13, 2010 at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary. For ticket information, call 919-696-0206 […]
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Campbell’s PA Program Moves Closer to Accreditation
The Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS) moved a step closer to accreditation following a provisional site visit on Ocober 21-22. The […]
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