Don’t Forget the NCMS Marketplace for Your Practice Needs
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Marketplace offers a wide variety of goods and services…
In the News
Oxycontin Goes Global -- "We're Only Just Getting Started," The Los Angeles Times, 12-18-16 More…
In the News
Trump Administration Brings Opportunities, Risks For NC Medicaid Program, WRAL, 11-30-16 Trump's…
Learning Opportunities
Managing Pain in Individuals with Serious Illness and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder, the American…
NCMS Board of Directors Convenes for Final Meeting of 2016
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors held its last meeting of the year in…
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Focuses on Primary Care, Mental Health, Diabetes Prevention
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this month finalized the 2017…
We Are Thankful for Our NCMS Foundation Donors
Thank you to the following donors to our North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation from Jan.…
In the News
Trump Picks 'A-team' for Healthcare Transition as ACA Repeal Looms, Modern Healthcare, 11-11-16…
Learning Opportunities
The AMA is hosting educational webinars on Nov. 21 and Dec. 6 to help physicians understand what…
NCMS Membership Renewal Time — Group Bills Have Been Sent
Medical practices that receive group billing for their physicians and physician assistants who are…
Mark Your Calendars to Meet the NCMS Board of Directors
Plan now to meet with the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors when they are in…
In the News
How Much You'll Really Pay for Obamacare?, CNN Money, 10-2016 Study: 'Ubiquitous' Nature of…
Learning Opportunities
Tour the TED or “Telehealth Education Delivered” truck, which will be on display at The Frontier,…
In the News
MACRA Rule Deals Blow to Medicaid Medical Homes, Modern Healthcare, 10-17-16 Are Medical Mistakes…
Bowtie Briefing for October 7, 2016
NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, JD, assigns viewers some homework before the…
In the News
Commentary: Healthcare Transformation Requires Doc Leaders With Business Skills, Modern Healthcare,…
Be On the Lookout for Acute Flaccid Myelitis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the North Carolina Division of Public…
In the News
Cone Health Apologizes for Past Discrimination, Contributes $250K Toward Scholarship, Becker's…
In the News
Ribbon Cut At New Cherry Hospital; Will Serve More in Southeast NC, The Robesonian, 9-6-16 Half Of…
Bowtie Briefing for September 2, 2016: M3 Conference Advocacy Events
The Bowtie is Back! After a summer break, Chip Baggett, JD, Director of Legislative Relations, is…
In the News
This Brain Eating Amoeba Kills 97 Percent of the People It Infects. Not Sebastian DeLeon, The…
Learning Opportunities
TOMORROW, Thursday, Aug. 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will offer a 2016…
NC Health Department Issues Memo on Measles Case
Wake County Human Services and the North Carolina Communicable Disease Branch are alerting…
In the News
High Death Rates In Cancer 'Hotspots' Across NC, North Carolina Health News, 8-9-16 Syncing Up Drug…
NCMS Joins Others In Opposing the VA’s Plan for APRNs
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has joined with other state and specialty medical…
AMA Offers Proposed Fee Schedule Rule Summaries
The AMA advocacy staff is preparing formal comments on the rules the Centers for Medicare and…
Here's What You Need to Know About the NC Controlled Substance Reporting System
As all physicians who prescribe controlled substances know, North Carolina has a system, the…
In the News
As Opioid Epidemic Surges, Medical Schools Must Changes to Keep Pace, NPR, 7-27-16 Naloxone Eases…
Learning Opportunities
Open Payments – Special Open Door Forum. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is…
NCMS Signs On To Bill Protecting Peer Reviewed Items from Sunshine Law
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has signed on to a letter voicing strong support for…
In the News
New Tool Searches Health Prices By Doctor, Insurance, USA Today, 7-12-16 DHHS, University…
Initial Slate of NCMS Officers, Board Representatives Announced
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Nominating and Leadership Development Committee met last…
NCMS Signs On to AMA and Coalition MACRA Comment Letters
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has signed onto letters from the American Medical…
Coalition of State Medical Societies Weighs in On VA’s Scope of Practice Policy
The 10 medical societies that make up the Coalition of State Medical Societies, including the North…
In the News
'Nobody is Immune': Bracing for Zika's First Summer in the US, NPR, 6-29-16 US Medical Schools…
Helping Practices Make the Move to Value
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and its Foundation are committed to helping physicians…
NCMS Partners with National Rural Accountable Care Consortium to Help Practices Transition to Value
Is your practice ready for the transition to value-driven health care? If not, the North Carolina…