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WHO Declares Guinea Ebola-Free
Effective yesterday, Dec. 29, 2015, state and local public health officials have discontinued active monitoring of travelers from Guinea arriving in North Carolina in light of the World Health Organization’s […]
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In the News
Hands Off That Frozen Pizza; Doctors Advise Customers As They Shop, Kaiser Health News, 12-23-15 Veterans Suffering Poor VA Care Despite Washington Fixes, USA Today, 12-22-15 Beyond FitBit: The Quest […]
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In the News
States Hold Key Role in Big Insurer Mergers, Modern Healthcare, 12-12-15 Policing the Ethics Police: Research Review Boards Face Scrutiny As Fed Propose New Rules, Modern Healthcare, 12-12-15 CMS Posts […]
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Primary Care Bonus for Medicare Patients Ends With New Year
The 10 percent bonus that many primary care practitioners have been receiving to care for Medicare patients will end on Dec. 31. This incentive program, which began in 2011, was […]
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NC Medicare Shared Savings Program Council Members Share Best Practices
Last month, representatives from North Carolina medical groups that participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) came together at the NCMS Center for Leadership in Medicine in Raleigh to […]
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NCMS Formally Comments on Implementation of MACRA
Read on to see the NCMS comments in their entirety.
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NCMS Foundation’s Rural ACO Initiative Pioneering New Territory
The ambitious initiative that recently received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is pioneering new territory in rural North Carolina. The project seeks to help […]
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Update: Health Insurance Mergers
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) along with our national partners, The Physicians Foundation, PAI and the American Medical Association (AMA) are closely monitoring and speaking out on the proposed […]
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In the News
WHO, CDC Speak Out At Start of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Physicians First Watch, 11-16-15 Medicare Launches Major Payment Shift for Knee and Hip Surgery, The New York Times, 11-16-15 […]
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NCMSF Community Practitioner Program Participants Focus on Quality and Value-Based Care
Participants in the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation’s (NCMSF) Community Practitioner Program (CPP) came together at their Annual Meeting on Oct. 23 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro to hear […]
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