In the News
HHS Nominee Dr. Tom Price's 2nd Confirmation Hearing: 5 Things to Know, Becker's Hospital Review,…
Feds Announce New Actions to Combat Opioid Abuse Epidemic
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell recently announced several new…
Bowtie Briefing for July 8, 2016
Check out the final Bowtie Briefing of the year, which summarizes the legislative developments that…
NCMS Pushed for Statewide Standing Order for Naloxone
Article by Minali Nigam, 2016 NCMS Foundation Medical Journalism Intern Last Monday at a press…
Special Conference on Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse in NC
The North Carolina Department of Justice is bringing together law enforcement, public health,…
New Report: Opioid Use Among Injured Workers Declines
According to a new Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) report released last week,…
Learn More about Safe Prescribing
Make plans to attend this upcoming educational sessions: Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice,…
Join the NCMS and the MCMS for the Summer Mixer in Charlotte!
You're invited to attend the Summer Mixer, where you can get to know the Board of Directors of the…
In the News
'Nobody is Immune': Bracing for Zika's First Summer in the US, NPR, 6-29-16 US Medical Schools…
Bowtie Briefing for June 24, 2016
Melanie Phelps, JD, Deputy General Counsel at the NCMS, guest hosts today's Bowtie Briefing, which…
Bowtie Briefing for June 17, 2016
Guest host Conor Brockett, NCMS Associate General Counsel, offers this week's Bowtie Briefing,…
Legislative Update: Budget, CON, Naloxone
North Carolina House and Senate conferees continued their negotiations this week on a final budget…
In the News
By Sharing Painkillers, Friends and Family Members Can Fuel Opioid Epidemic, Kaiser Health News,…
How Is Organized Medicine Helping to Combat the Opioid Epidemic?
Last October, the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)…
In the News
The Superbug That Doctors Have Been Dreading Just Reached the US, The Washington Post, 5-27-16 CVS…
Bowtie Briefing for May 27, 2016
NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, covers a fast-moving legislative week, with…
New Rule on CME on Opioid Abuse Open for Comment
The North Carolina Medical Board has published its proposed rule to implement the General…
Bowtie Briefing for May 13, 2016
Get your weekly legislative update with Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations! This…
Bowtie Briefing for May 6, 2016
Director of Legislative Relations Chip Baggett sums up a relatively quiet week at the General…
NC Legislative Session Now Underway — What to Watch
North Carolina’s state senators and representatives returned to Raleigh on Monday April 25, to…
Bowtie Briefing for April 29, 2016
Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, summarizes a busy opening week at the…
Medical Board Launches New Program To Monitor Opioid Prescribing
From the North Carolina Medical Board The North Carolina Medical Board is launching a new effort to…
AMA Calls On Physicians To Turn the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic
Last week, the nation’s physicians received a direct appeal from AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD,…
Medical Board Seeks Input on New Opioid Prescribing CME Requirement
The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) is seeking preliminary public comment on draft rules for…
NCMS Seeks Faculty for Opioid Prescribing CME
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has received funding support from The Physicians’…
In the News
AMA Launches Company In Silicon Valley, MedPage Today, 1-12-16 Medicare Expands Coordinated Care…
NCMS meets with Office of Rural Health on Prescription Drug Abuse
Earlier this month, North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff met with Office of Rural Health…
CDC Draft Opioid Prescribing Guideline Now Available for Comment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is developing an opioid prescribing guideline…
Take Action To Reduce Opioid Abuse
Attention is being focused at both the national and state level on the epidemic of opioid abuse. At…
CMS Releases Interactive Tool to Map Opioid Prescription Claims
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interactive online mapping tool,…
CDC Issues New Draft Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new draft guidelines for opioid…
Weapons in the Battle Against Opioid Abuse
North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) President Robert E. Schaaf, MD, FACR, recently had an…