Governor Perdue named senior policy advisor Al Delia as Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), following the resignation of Secretary Lanier Cansler last Friday.
The NCMS Accountable Care Task Force met this week to discuss the progress of several North Carolina entities that are implementing programs to improve quality and bring greater accountability to the practice of medicine.
Robert W. Monteiro, MD, sat in on several important meetings during his visit the NCMB; the Board acted on issues such as the position statement for self-treatment/treatment of family members and the draft rules on continuing medical education.