Bowtie Briefing for June 2, 2017: House Budget Passes; NCMS Board Strategizes
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The NC MSSP & Next Gen Council held its second quarter meeting of 2017 on Thursday, May 25, at…
Ambulatory Surgery Centers See Medicaid Recoupment
NCTracks has issued a notice to 34 Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) throughout the state that a…
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Over the month of May, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) held…
Did You Subscribe to the PQRS Listserv? If Yes, Then Read This
Subscribers to the PQRS listserv are encouraged to sign up for the new CMS Quality Payment Program…
United Healthcare To Hold Medicaid Listening Session
United Healthcare will hold a ‘listening session’ for Medicaid providers on Wednesday, June 14,…
Learning Opportunities
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PT Licensure for Military Spouses
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Bowtie Briefing for May 26, 2017: House Budget Reveal
Chip Baggett shares some more details on the recent NC DHHS hearings on Medicaid reform, his brief…
NCMS President Paul Cunningham, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
Paul R.G. Cunningham, MD, president of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) spoke at the North…
Michael Stoiko, MD Speaks At NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
Michael Stoiko, MD, a pediatric intensivist with Coastal Children's Services in Wilmington, spoke…
Jennifer Van Vickle, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
Jennifer Van Vickle, MD, a diagnostic radiologist in Raleigh specializing in the screening and…
James Foster, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
James Foster, MD, a Raleigh cardiologist, called for expanded coverage for those low-income North…
Elizabeth Campbell, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
Elizabeth Campbell, MD, a Wake County oncologist, said that expanding Medicaid would help health…
David Tayloe, Jr , MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
David Tayloe, Jr., MD, a Goldsboro pediatrician, termed the move to Medicaid managed care "the…
Charlie Rhodes, MD – NC DHHS Medicaid Listening Session
Charlie Rhodes, MD, a family physician from Mount Pleasant, NC, and the president of the North…
Bowtie Briefing for May 19, 2017 – Medicaid Hearing Wrap-Up
Chip Baggett provides a wrap-up of the recent Raleigh Medicaid Reform hearing by NC DHHS and also…
Updated Medicaid Reimbursement for Vaccines and Contraceptives May Come This Summer
Primary care physicians and obstetricians-gynecologists received some promising news recently. The…
NCMS Statement on BCBSNC's Announcement
Today Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Amerigroup (part of…
NC Legislative Update: Staying Vigilant as Budget Process Moves Ahead
The NC Senate unveiled their spending plan for the biennium last week, and the North Carolina…
What To Know About the ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware as a Health Care Professional
As you probably heard, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) received…
Do You Need to Participate in MIPS? Do You Know What MIPS Is?
The answers to these pressing questions are available through a new interactive tool on the Centers…
Meet the Payers at the Multi-Payer Expo On Tuesday in Winston-Salem
Physicians, practice managers and staff will have access to representatives from many of the…
NCMS Plan’s George Fanelli Announces Retirement
Longtime North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Employee Benefit Plan employee George Fanelli…
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Learning Opportunities
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