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ACO Summit Set for Saturday at NCMS
A capacity crowd is expected at the ACO Summit being hosted by the North Carolina Medical Society on Saturday, August 7, 2010. More than 100 physicians are expected, making it one of the largest meetings ever held at the NCMS offices.
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NCMS Joins Piedmont Health in Celebrating National Health Center Week
August 9-13 is National Health Center Week, and the North Carolina Medical Society will observe the occasion by helping Piedmont Health Services (PHS) celebrate its 40th Anniversary. See the list of planned events.
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NC Physician Institute for Quality Enhancement Offers Workshop for MDs Who Want to Champion Healthcare Improvement
The NCPIQE (NC Physician Institute for Quality Enhancement), Wake AHEC and the NCMS Foundation will provide an interactive workshop for physicians interested in championing healthcare quality improvement, August 27 and 28.
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CMS Announces Imaging Demonstration Project
Medicare officials are soliciting proposals from “convener” groups to bring together networks of physicians to participate in a demonstration project that will test the ability of Decision Support Systems (DSS) […]
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Report Rates Project Access Return on Investment as “Tremendous Accomplishment”
A Wake Forest University research team has concluded that every $1 invested in (Buncombe County) Project Access administration produced a return of $20 in donated medical care value.
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NCMS ACO Summit to Help Physicians with Development of New Health Care Delivery Models
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains provisions for the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which are part of impending changes in the health care delivery system. See how an upcoming NCMS event can help make sense of ACOs.
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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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Letter to NCMB Addresses Advertising of Specialty and Board Certification
The NCMS has sent a letter to the NC Medical Board (NCMB) regarding the Board’s proposed rule about advertising of specialty and board certification. Before preparing the letter, the NCMS […]
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KBR Charitable Trust Health Care Fall Grant Deadline Announced
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust (KBRCT) Health Care Division has announced that September 15, 2010 is the deadline for its fall grantmaking cycle. Details may be found at the […]
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ECU Brody School of Medicine Cited for Achieving “Social Mission”
An article published in the latest Annals of Internal Medicine reports that the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University ranks 7th in the nation in achieving its social […]
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