Archive for January, 2013
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Fixing Healthcare: Toward Accountable Care Article Outlines How
As part of the Toward Accountable Care (TAC) Consortium and Initiative, which NCMS is spearheading, this article, titled “Fixing Health Care — Right Here at Home,” offers perspective on accountable care organizations as a viable and emerging model of care.
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The Final Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules and What They Mean for You
Don’t have time to read the 563-page omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules? Our friends at Poyner Spruill have digested the entire document and broken down the key provisions and what these revised rules mean for your organization.
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Bulletin for January 23, 2013
Volume 64 Issue 2 – January 23, 2013 Featured Stories NC Legislative Session Begins Wednesday, January 30 In preparation for the start of this year’s Legislative Session next Wednesday, the […]
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Raleigh Pediatric Associates Achieves Highest Level PCMH Recognition
North Carolina Medical Society members Raleigh Pediatric Associatesjust received their Level 3 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 2011 recognition after working for nearly a year with NCMS’ Director of Practice Improvement Terri Gonzalez.
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North Carolina DMV Seeks Medical Review Board Participants
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ Medical Review Program is seeking highly motivated, civic-minded physicians to serve on its Medical Review Board Hearings. The Medical Review Program is responsible for […]
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The NC Foundation of Advanced Health Programs Announces Leadership Fellowship
The NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs has announced that the Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellowship will be accepting applications for the next Fellowship class beginning February 15, 2013. […]
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NCMS News Round-up 1/10/13-1/22/13
The following are some of the daily news stories that were posted on our website since our last Bulletin. HIPAA Updated with More Stringent Privacy and Security Measures Summary of CDC […]
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In The News
MedPAC Pushes 1 percent Pay Increase for Hospitals, 1-10-13, Modern Healthcare Rich Daly reports that Congress’ Medicare advisory body recommended that HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius limit hospital cuts she was […]
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Learning Opportunities Center
Cracking the Codes: Getting it Right—Immunization Coding and Payment webinar, offered by Sanofi Pasteur, is now available online. This complimentary webinar provides a review of correct coding for vaccination billing […]
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Manuary 2013: Bigger, Better, Hairier
From the Manuary 2013 Committee: Attention all male Durham and Orange County residents/fellows and physicians: Help raise awareness for autism by forgoing shaving for the month of January! YOU, put […]
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