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Raleigh Pediatric Associates Achieves Highest Level PCMH Recognition
North Carolina Medical Society members Raleigh Pediatric Associatesjust received their Level 3 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 2011 recognition after working for nearly a year with NCMS’ Director of Practice Improvement Terri Gonzalez.
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FAQ: How Many CME Hours am I Required to Complete for Re-licensure?
Due to a high volume of questions coming in through the Member Resource Center, the NCMS features a Frequently-Asked-Question (FAQ) for its members to share information about current medical and […]
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Physicians WatchList Identifies Five Issues Impacting Practicing Clinicians
The Physicians Foundation has created a 2012 Physicians WatchList that highlights several issues affecting practicing physicians today.
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Physicians Foundation Survey: Nearly 80 Percent of Patients are Satisfied with Care
According to a Physicians Foundation survey, 79 percent of patients who visited primary care physicians at least once in the past year claimed that they are satisfied with the care […]
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AMA President-Elect Attends ‘Women in Medicine’ Session
On Saturday, October 27, 2012, a group of women physicians, physician assistants and medical students met at the NCMS 2012 Annual Meeting for a “Women in Medicine” session. They were […]
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CDC: Deaths Related to Surgery Have Declined
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that deaths from surgery have declined tremendously over the last decade. From 1999 to 2009, the rate of death associated […]
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NCMS Partner Offers Care Coordination Webinar
athenahealth will be holding a live webinar regarding care coordination models on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 12:15 pm. The webinar will discuss the risks, problems, and expense of traditional […]
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Standards Required for Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition
Did you know that there are several measures that medical practices must complete in order to be recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a PCMH?
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CCNC Speaks to Specialty Societies at NCMS Board Meeting
At last week’s NCMS Board of Directors meeting, more than 15 specialty societies heard an overview of Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) efforts to provide primary and specialty care to Medicaid […]
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NCQA Releases PCMH Educational Video for Primary Care Practices
Last month, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released an educational video to help primary care practices receive PCMH recognition. The video provides an overview of NCQA’s PCMH 2011 standards and […]
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