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NC Selects Thomson Reuters for Healthcare Reporting and Analytics
The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has awarded Thomson Reuters a five-year contract to provide a health care reporting and analytics system. The New York-based company develops […]
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Final Rule for Meaningful Use Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register a final rule on meaningful use as part of an effort to expand the use of electronic health records (EHR).
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NCMS ACO Summit Seeks to Encourage Physicians to Become Engaged in Development of New Health Care Delivery Models
NCMS President Douglas D. Sheets, MD, has called for an Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Summit to be held Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10:30am – 2:30pm, at the NCMS headquarters in Raleigh.
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State Launches New HIT Website
Assistant NC DHHS Secretary for Health Information Technology (HIT) Steve Cline, DDS, MPH, announced this week that the state has launched a new HIT website. Dr. Cline says the website […]
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NCHWTF Contracts with NCMS Foundation to Facilitate EHR Loan Fund
The NCHWTF Commission has decided to use its own funds to develop a pilot program that provides low-interest EHR loans specifically focusing on small rural/underserved and urban practices and has contracted with the NCMS Foundation to facilitate the loan program.
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Core Elements of an Electronic Medical Record
Physician input needed: What are the most important pieces of medical-related information that physicians treating patients need to easily access in an electronic medical record?
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Medical Board Continues to Consider Draft Policy on Telemedicine
The Policy Committee of the North Carolina Medical Board is currently reviewing a draft policy on Telemedicine. As a result of public comment received at the committee’s last meeting, the Board has […]
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Learn about athenahealth PayerViewSM for Managed Care and Access to Data
PayerViewSM is an annual project of athenahealth and Physicians Practice. It is the industry’s leading quantitative report, providing unprecedented insight into the provider-payer relationship with objective, data-driven methodologies. PayerView data […]
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NCMS Board of Directors Sets Priorities to Help Physicians Prepare for Changes to the Health Care System
At its annual strategic planning retreat last weekend, the NCMS Board of Directors focused its attention on helping members prepare for impending changes to the health care system.
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Update on Development of HIE in North Carolina
The NC Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) is providing a link to the RFP for Assistance in Development of the ARRA HITECH Statewide HIE (Health Information Exchange) in North […]
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