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Long-time NCMS Member Appointed to NC Medical Board
Governor Pat McCrory recently appointed Venkata Jonnalagadda, MD, a Greenville psychiatrist and long-time NCMS member, to serve on the North Carolina Medical Board. Dr. Jonnalagadda is medical director at Eastpointe […]
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In the News
Shortage of Addiction Counselors Further Strained By Opioid Epidemic, NPR, 2-24-16 Obama Says Nation’s Doctors Are Key to Fixing Opioid Abuse Epidemic, Modern Healthcare, 2-22-16 Governors Devise Bipartisan Effort to […]
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NC Medicaid Incentive Payment System Now Ready to Accept MU Attestation
The North Carolina Medicaid Incentive Payment System (NC-MIPS) modifications to comply with the new Final Rule are complete, so NC-MIPS is now accepting Program Year 2015 Modified Meaningful Use (MU) […]
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March Madness Mixer with the NCMS Board
Wilmington-Area Doctors and PAs: Make Plans to Attend on March 18th!
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In the News
After Super Bowl Sunday, Physicians In Denver and Charlotte Expect a Flu Surge, Beckers Infection Control and Clinical Quality, 2-5-16 Zika News: Microcephaly Potentially Over-Reported, 1st Known Transmission Via Blood […]
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Learning Opportunities
The Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Georgia and North Carolina is collaborating with partners in your area to recruit primary care practitioners (PCP) to improve identification of Depression […]
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The Bowtie Is Back: Chip Baggett Hosts the First “Bowtie Briefing” for 2016
Primary elections are right around the corner, and Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, offers some advice before you head out to the polls.
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In the News
Location, Location, Location: 5 Cities Where Physicians Are Most in Demand; 9 States With Highest, Lowest Salaries, Becker’s Hospital Review, 1-27-16 Let’s Turn the Triple Aim Into the ‘Quadruple Aim’, […]
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Learning Opportunities
The Pain Society of the Carolinas invites you earn 3.5 CME at a free SAFE Opioid Prescribing Course on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Medical […]
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Physician Groups Continue to Press DOJ to Reject Insurance Mergers
The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) continues to press the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to reject the proposed mergers of insurance giants Cigna with Anthem and Humana with Aetna. In […]
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