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Avoid Penalities: Find Out Now Whether Your EHR Has PQRS Reporting Capabilities
The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) requirements for 2014 require reporting for the entire 12 months. Most EHR systems will be able to generate the needed reports, but practices should […]
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CMS Data Release and Transparency in the Health Care System
Last Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave the public unprecedented access to physician payments and charges for services and procedures provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The CMS […]
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Don’t Wait to “Begin the Conversation”
The Seventh Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day will be observed on Wednesday, April 16, with the goal of inspiring, educating and empowering the public and doctors about the importance of […]
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Clinical Quality Teams Take “Steps” To Improve Quality of Care
The three-person teams participating in the inaugural Clinical Quality Track of the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership held the third part of their training last week at the NCMS Center for […]
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The Medicare Shared Savings Program: A “Great Experiment”
With the latest report on the MSSP, take a look at how North Carolina ACOs are reflecting on their experiences.
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Legislative Committee on Practice Sustainability Hears About CPP
The Joint Legislative Committee on Health Care Provider Practice Sustainability and Training/Additional Transparency in Health met on Monday, Dec. 16, to educate themselves as they begin studying ways to enhance health care provider training, recruitment […]
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CCME Commemorates 30 Years of Advancing Quality Care
November marked the 30th anniversary of the founding of The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME), one of the first organizations in the Carolinas to promote safer, more efficient patient […]
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Institute for Physician Leadership Clinical Quality Group Learns About LEAN Health Care
The inaugural group of participants in the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership Clinical Quality Program met last week for two days in Cary to learn about LEAN Health Care and […]
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NC ACO Collaborative Hears About Integrating Specialists Into a PCMH
At the fourth quarterly meeting of the North Carolina Accountable Care Organization Collaborative, representatives of the growing group of ACOs in the state gathered at Community Care of North Carolina last […]
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RAND Study Reveals What Provides Physicians Most Job Satisfaction
A study recently released by the RAND Corporation has found that being able to provide high-quality care to their patients is the primary reason for job satisfaction among physicians, while obstacles […]
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