Bowtie Briefing for June 24, 2016

Melanie Phelps, JD, Deputy General Counsel at the NCMS, guest hosts today's Bowtie Briefing, which…

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Bowtie Briefing for June 17, 2016

Guest host Conor Brockett, NCMS Associate General Counsel, offers this week's Bowtie Briefing,…

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Legislative Update: Budget, CON, Naloxone

North Carolina House and Senate conferees continued their negotiations this week on a final budget…

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In the News

By Sharing Painkillers, Friends and Family Members Can Fuel Opioid Epidemic, Kaiser Health News,…

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How Is Organized Medicine Helping to Combat the Opioid Epidemic?

Last October, the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)…

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In the News

The Superbug That Doctors Have Been Dreading Just Reached the US, The Washington Post, 5-27-16 CVS…

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Bowtie Briefing for May 27, 2016

NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, covers a fast-moving legislative week, with…

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New Rule on CME on Opioid Abuse Open for Comment

The North Carolina Medical Board has published its proposed rule to implement the General…

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Bowtie Briefing for May 13, 2016

Get your weekly legislative update with Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations! This…

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Bowtie Briefing for May 6, 2016

Director of Legislative Relations Chip Baggett sums up a relatively quiet week at the General…

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NC Legislative Session Now Underway — What to Watch

North Carolina’s state senators and representatives returned to Raleigh on Monday April 25, to…

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Bowtie Briefing for April 29, 2016

Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, summarizes a busy opening week at the…

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Medical Board Launches New Program To Monitor Opioid Prescribing

From the North Carolina Medical Board The North Carolina Medical Board is launching a new effort to…

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AMA Calls On Physicians To Turn the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic

Last week, the nation’s physicians received a direct appeal from AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD,…

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Medical Board Seeks Input on New Opioid Prescribing CME Requirement

The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) is seeking preliminary public comment on draft rules for…

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NCMS Seeks Faculty for Opioid Prescribing CME

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has received funding support from The Physicians’…

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In the News

AMA Launches Company In Silicon Valley, MedPage Today, 1-12-16 Medicare Expands Coordinated Care…

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NCMS meets with Office of Rural Health on Prescription Drug Abuse

Earlier this month, North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff met with Office of Rural Health…

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CDC Draft Opioid Prescribing Guideline Now Available for Comment

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is developing an opioid prescribing guideline…

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Take Action To Reduce Opioid Abuse

Attention is being focused at both the national and state level on the epidemic of opioid abuse. At…

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CMS Releases Interactive Tool to Map Opioid Prescription Claims

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interactive online mapping tool,…

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CDC Issues New Draft Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new draft guidelines for opioid…

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Weapons in the Battle Against Opioid Abuse

North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) President Robert E. Schaaf, MD, FACR, recently had an…

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