Post Tagged with: "Bulletin Featured Story"
-
U.S. House Passes H.R. 3962
On Saturday, November 7, 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Read on for details of the bill.
continue reading → -
Health Reform Debate Continues
A delegation of the North Carolina Medical Society has traveled to Houston, Texas to participate in the AMA Annual Meeting. As you would expect, health system reform is a hot topic especially in light of the forthcoming vote scheduled for this weekend in the US House. NCMS Delegates will be advocating for the AMA to reflect the guiding principles adopted by NC physicians in May of this year.
continue reading → -
New Resources Available to Assist Medical Staffs
A new online tool, “The Model Medical Staff Bylaws,” is now available for NCMS members to use to face the challenges of compliance with the many laws, regulartions, and standards governing medical staff bylaws. In addition to this resource, the NCMS and the Buncombe County Medical Society present “Medical Staff Boot Camp: Empowering the Hospital’s Medical Staff,” November 19, 2009.
continue reading → -
BCBS Security Breach
Physicians contracting with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) plans, who use their Social Security number as their Tax ID number, should be aware that their personal information was likely on a laptop computer that was stolen from a BCBS Association employee’s car. Each affected physician should have received a letter from BCBS addressing the breach.
continue reading → -
Community Practitioner Program Celebrates 20 Years of Success
On Friday, the NCMS Community Practitioner Program (CPP) will officially celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel. Current and past CPP providers will join supporters and representatives of CPP Partnerships in celebrating and renewing the program’s goal of providing access to quality medical care to economically distressed and medically underserved communities in North Carolina.
continue reading → -
2009 NCMS Annual Meeting Gets Underway in Raleigh this Weekend
The 155th NCMS 2009 Annual Meeting will be held this weekend at the Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel in the heart of the Capital City. If you can’t join us, be sure to follow events and proceedings on the Doctor to Doctor Blog.
continue reading → -
NCMS and Others Comment on BCBSNC Contract Addendum
NCMS, NCMGM, NCAFP and NCSA have sent a letter to Commissioner Wayne Goodwin (PDF) asking for his review of a recently mailed Addendum to the BCBSNC agreement. The letter asserts that the addendum is non-compliant with Senate Bill 877, otherwise known as the Fair Contracting legislation.
continue reading → -
U.S. Senate Fails to Consider S. 1776
The US Senate blocked a vote to consider Senate Bill 1776 on Wednesday. Known as the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, the legislation would have provided a permanent fix to the flawed SGR formula. Currently Medicare physician payments will be cut by 21.5% beginning January 2010 unless Congress takes action.
continue reading → -
2009 NCMS Delegates: The Packets Are in the Mail; Comment Welcome on Resolutions & Reports
If you are an NCMS Delegate and have not received your packet as of today, please contact Linda Carter, [email protected] or (919) 833-3836, ext. 135. The packets were mailed last Friday, October 16, to all registered delegates of the 2009 NCMS House of Delegates (HOD). Each packet contained a delegate card and a flash drive that holds all meeting information and necessary materials for HOD business.
continue reading → -
DHHS Seeks to Limit H1N1 Spread at State Facilities as Flu Activity Remains Widespread
State-operated hospitals, residential schools, developmental disability centers, neuro-medical treatment centers and alcohol and drug treatment centers have implemented steps to limit the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus. Effective today, all state facilities will actively screen all staff and visitors to identify people exhibiting signs of respiratory infections.
continue reading →