2017 - North Carolina Medical Society

AMA Leadership Opportunities – Nominations Open

The AMA Council on Medical Education is currently soliciting qualified AMA member candidates for…

BCBSNC Announces New President and CEO

NCMS Plan Practice Selected As One of Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers

At Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region (HPCCR), a North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)…

Announcing the NCMS Photo Contest Winners

After a painstaking selection process, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is pleased to…

NCMS Past President Frank Russell Reynolds, MD, Remembered Fondly

In the News

DEA Proposes Lowering Production Quotas for Opioids for 2018, NEJM Journal Watch, 8-7-17…

Learning Opportunities

Free Webinar: Transformation to Value-Based Payments Under the ACO Model The North Carolina Medical…

NCMS Issues Initial Slate of Nominees

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Nominating and Leadership Development Committee met last…

Bowtie Briefing for August 4, 2017: Special Session Re-Cap

Chip Baggett, JD, provides a quick re-cap of the special session that took place at the NC General…

Thoughts on the Historic US Senate Debate Over Health Care Reform

Assignment of Benefits in Technical Corrections Bill

Registration Now OPEN for the M3 Conference, Sept. 14-16 in Raleigh

NCMS Board Reviews Strategic Direction

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors met last weekend and agenda topics…

Welcome Carteret Health Care!

NCMS Expresses Concern About UHC’s Plans to Eliminate Consultation Codes

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) along with other state and specialty medical societies…

Help Your Patients Access Health Insurance

Patients should know that regardless of the debate in Washington, DC, the Affordable Care Act is…

NC Medical Board Discusses STOP Act

North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff attended last week’s North Carolina Medical Board…

Letter To HHS Secretary Price Offers Feedback on Health Care Regulation

In a recent letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, MD, the North Carolina…

Congressional Subcommittee Seeks Your Input on Regulation and Mandates

U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) recently announced a new…

NC HealthConnex Adds Three of NC’s Largest Health Care Systems

NC DHHS Welcomes Two New Staffers

WCMS Launches Healthy Healer Program

In the News

Five Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut Obamacare, Kaiser Health News, 7-24-17 Report:…

Learning Opportunities

TOMORROW: The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry will sponsor a free webinar on “Grief and…

Eyeglass Exemption for Medicaid Capitated Health Plan

US Senate Votes To Open Debate on Health Care Legislation

Improving Adult Care Home Regulation

New Nurse Licensure Compact

Hospital Construction Guidelines

State Health Plan Administrative Changes

'Health Care Provider' to Include Paramedics

Workers' Comp and Legal Fees

Criminal Background Check for NC Pharmacist Licensure

Insurance Coverage for Telemedicine Services

NCMS Takes Firm Stand on Federal Health Care Legislation

Synthetic Versions of Controlled Substances Added to Schedule

Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act

Handicap Parking Privilege Certification

Establish Subcommittee on Aging

What the STOP Act Means to You

On June 29, Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017 into…

Changes to Health Information Exchange Act; NC HealthConnex Updates

All-Star Line Up for M3 Conference – Don’t Miss It!

You won’t want to miss the stellar line-up of speakers at this year’s M3 Conference, Sept. 14-16 at…

Congratulations to Health Care Leadership and Management Graduates

SHIIP – NC’s Medicare Assistance Program – Fears Federal Funding Cuts

The Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), the division of the North Carolina…

NCIOM Publishes Snapshot of NC Uninsured

New Web Page for Clinicians Working in Small, Rural or Underserved Areas

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) We recently launched a new section on the…

New CDC Director Named

NCMS Foundation Lunch and Learn Webinar: 2017 Cybersecurity Update

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation and the NC Medical Group Management…

Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic – SEACOEM Symposium Aug. 12-13

The President of the Southeastern Atlantic College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine…

CDC Health Advisory: Patients Receiving Eculizumab at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Eculizumab (Soliris®) recipients have a 1,000 to 2,000-fold greater risk of invasive meningococcal…

Year: 2017