NCMS Foundation PractEssentials will present a PQRS webinar on October 2nd at 12 noon. The webinar will explain how providers can use Covisint to collect the data needed to submit to CMS for this initiative.
Community Care of North Carolina is holding Project Lazarus Training: A Guide to Rational Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain. The training sessions will help prescribers of pain medications to understand the multi-dimensional character of chronic pain as a distinct clinical entity; Identify the role of opioids in the safe and effective management of chronic pain; use rational prescribing to provide adequate pain management while minimizing the risk of abuse of controlled medications; intervene effectively when misuse or abuse of medications occur. Training sessions will be held in Hickory, NC on September 10th, Raleigh, NC on October 8th, and Boone, NC on October 30th. To register, click here.
The North Carolina Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association will hold the North Carolina Health Insurance Institute October 9-11th, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro. The Institute offers education for health care financial professionals. Registration materials will be made available here.
Palmetto GBA presents 2013 Part A & B Fall Tour Workshop Series: Passport to Excellence. The 2013 Part A/B Fall Tour Workshop will discuss Medicare coverage and billing updates, as well as clinical and documentation information affecting the Medicare provider community. Each workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Click here to register and for a list of the tour dates.
The Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) and the PACE Program at the University of California, San Diego are pleased to announce the addition of keynote speaker Nancy Dickey, MD, family practitioner and the first female president of the American Medical Association, to the upcoming Stepping Up to Leadership conference.
The Stepping Up to Leadership program trains medical staff leaders in issues of communication, problem-solving, and improving outcomes for patients and staff. For the first time, Stepping Up to Leadership is available as a national event, with events in San Antonio, Texas (November 7-9, 2013); San Diego, California (March 6-8, 2014); and Washington, DC (May 8-10, 2014). A grant from the Physicians Foundation allows IMQ and PACE to offer Stepping Up to Leadership at prices as low as $595 for three days, making this an unbeatable opportunity. To register, click here.
