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NCMS/News Channel 14 Forum on Health Care Reform Available to Members and Public
If you haven’t been able to view or take part in the “Health Care Reform and You” forum jointly produced by the NCMS and News Channel 14, you still have an opportunity to watch this important event.
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CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Program Integrity
On September 23, CMS published a proposed rule to implement key program integrity provisions in the Affordable Care Act related to screening for providers of medical or other services and suppliers […]
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Federal Government Seeks Comments on National Strategy for Quality
On September 9, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a request for feedback on the development of a National Health Care Quality Strategy and […]
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BCBSNC Announces $155 Million Refund
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) announced Monday that it would refund $155.8 million to 215,000 policy holders because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. BCBSNC CEO […]
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Staff Rounds: Your NCMS at Work for You
Date Event/Organization Staff 9/15-24 Grassroots meetings with physicians and legislators in Wilmington, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte, Hickory and Statesville to discuss races for the November Election, along with Medicaid reimbursement […]
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NCMS and News 14 Carolina To Host Health Reform Forum Next Wednesday Night in Charlotte
Reserve your seat today for this important televised discussion on how health care reform will impact all of medicine’s stakeholders.
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Focus on Health System Reform: National Quality Improvement Strategy
The Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to improve the delivery of health care services, patient outcomes and general population health. The first national strategy document must be submitted to Congress by January 1, 2011.
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Focus on Health Care Reform: Comparative Effectiveness Research
Research to compare the effectiveness of different medical treatments of the same conditions is on the upswing, due largely to significant increases in federal funding and the creation of a new public-private institute to steer those dollars.
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Focus on Health System Reform: Ban on Physician-Owned Hospitals
One provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that takes effect at the end of this year is the restriction on physician ownership of hospitals in the Medicare program. The health reform law also places major limits on the expansion of existing physician-owned hospitals.
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EHR Certification Bodies Named
Physicians who have or are considering purchasing an Electronic Health Record system (EHR) will soon have some needed help. On Monday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information […]
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