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NCMS Offers Comment on NC Statewide Health Information Exchange Operational Plan
In a letter sent August 23, 2010, the NCMS provided input on the draft North Carolina Statewide Health Information Exchange Operational Plan. Read on to see NCMS’s thoughts on the plan.
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CMS Issues Reminder on January 2011 Target for Testing Transaction Using ICD-10 Code Sets
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a reminder this week to health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses and vendors about the approaching compliance dates for a new generation of […]
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NCMS in Partnership to Launch NC Healthcare Information Exchange
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and the North Carolina Hospital Association (NCHA) are partnering with Moses Cone Health System and WakeMed Health & Hospitals to work with Thomson Reuters and CareEvolution to launch the North Carolina Healthcare Information Exchange (NCHEX).
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Physician Input Needed on NCHIE Plan
The North Carolina Medical Society is encouraging physicians to review and comment on the Draft Operational Plan for the NC Health Information Exchange (NCHIE).
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Sold Out Webinar on HIT Development Now Available Online
If you missed the webinar on North Carolina’s Health Information Technology Initiatives and Activities, which was presented to a sellout audience on August 18, 2010, it is now available online. […]
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August Open Door Forums on Electronic Health Records & ICD-10
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a series of informational calls to provide an overview […]
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EHRs–and U
NCMS Member John Torontow, MD, Associate Medical Director for Medical Informatics at Piedmont Health Services in Siler City, made a presentation to the Durham-Orange County Medical Society on August 11 that […]
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Staff Rounds
Events/meetings involving NCMS staff working on your behalf this week. Date Event/Organization Staff 8/6 ACO Summit at the NCMS Robert Seligson Steve Keene Melanie Phelps Maggie Sauer Amy Whited Conor […]
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Loan Fund To Assist Development of EHR in Economically Distressed Areas
The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) announced Monday the creation of the North Carolina Electronic Health Record (EHR) Loan Fund Pilot Program. The pilot will provide financial […]
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Significant Incentives and Penalties Under Meaningful Use Final Rule
You have probably heard about the significant financial incentives available to physicians and hospitals that adopt and achieve meaningful use of electronic health records. But did you know that physicians and hospitals that fail to demonstrate meaningful use by 2015 face reimbursement reductions?
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