Opioid Abuse
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AMA Calls On Physicians To Turn the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic
Last week, the nation’s physicians received a direct appeal from AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD, urging them to take swift action to end the opioid epidemic that has claimed more than […]
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Medical Board Seeks Input on New Opioid Prescribing CME Requirement
The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) is seeking preliminary public comment on draft rules for implementing a new state requirement that all who prescribe controlled substances obtain mandatory continuing medical […]
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Save the Date for M3
Be sure Sept. 15-18 is blocked out on your calendar so you can be part of the new M3: Merging Medicine and Management conference at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro […]
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NCMS Seeks Faculty for Opioid Prescribing CME
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has received funding support from The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine to conduct up to three CME events this year on best practices […]
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In the News
AMA Launches Company In Silicon Valley, MedPage Today, 1-12-16 Medicare Expands Coordinated Care for 8.9M Beneficiaries, The New York Times, 1-11-16 State Attorneys General Joining Probe Of Health Insurance Mergers, […]
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NCMS meets with Office of Rural Health on Prescription Drug Abuse
Earlier this month, North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff met with Office of Rural Health representatives to discuss how to partner to combat the state’s prescription drug abuse problem. In […]
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CDC Draft Opioid Prescribing Guideline Now Available for Comment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is developing an opioid prescribing guideline to help primary care providers offer safer, more effective care for patients with chronic pain and […]
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Take Action To Reduce Opioid Abuse
Attention is being focused at both the national and state level on the epidemic of opioid abuse. At the state level, the General Assembly recently adopted budget provisions that: Directs […]
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CMS Releases Interactive Tool to Map Opioid Prescription Claims
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interactive online mapping tool, which shows geographic comparisons at the state, county and ZIP code levels of de-identified Medicare Part […]
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CDC Issues New Draft Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new draft guidelines for opioid prescribing last week. The guidelines aim to provide recommendations for the prescribing of opioid analgesics for adults […]
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