Archive for October, 2014
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NCMS Joins in Support of Change to Physician Payments Sunshine Act
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) joined with the AMA and numerous other state medical societies and specialty groups to support passage of a bill that would exempt medical textbooks […]
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AMA Warns of “Tsunami” of Threats to Physician Payments
The AMA warns that physicians providing care to Medicare patients could face a “tsunami” of regulatory penalties over the next 10 years, potentially seeing payments cut by more than 13 […]
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US HHS Invests $840 Million Toward Practice Redesign Initiative
Last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative that will invest $840 million over the next four years to support 150,000 […]
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Work on Revised Network Adequacy Model Act Continues at PAI
North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) CEO Robert W. Seligson, in his role as the President of the Physicians Advocacy Institute, Inc. (PAI), is working closely with the National Association of […]
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Jennifer Anderson to Serve as New Executive Director of NCHICA
Jennifer Anderson will serve as NCHICA’s new Executive Director beginning on November 3, 2014. She will succeed Holt Anderson, who is retiring on October 31 after 19 years of service. […]
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In the News
Coming Medicaid Plan Rules Will Set New Access Standards, ModernHealthCare, 10-28-14 Ebola Facts are Scary Enough: ‘Ebola, A History’ by David Quammen, The New York Times, 10-22-14 Ebola Guidelines for […]
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Learning Opportunities
Registration is open for the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina 2014 Provider Summit to be held October 30, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Raleigh. The program is designed to […]
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Annual Meeting News: State Epidemiologist to Update Members & Guests on Ebola Outbreak and Other Infectious Diseases
NC Epidemiologist Zack Moore, MD, MPH, will speak to NCMS members and guests on the recent outbreaks of infectious diseases such as Ebola and Enterovirus D68 during his talk entitled […]
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