Bowtie Briefing for October 7, 2016
NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, Chip Baggett, JD, assigns viewers some homework before the…
Are You Living Your "Why"? Find Out in This Upcoming Webinar Featuring Sean Foy
Living Your WHY: How to realize your cause, calling or mission and how to experience the life…
In the News
Commentary: Healthcare Transformation Requires Doc Leaders With Business Skills, Modern Healthcare,…
Learning Opportunities
The Governor's Institute and NC Division of Public Health will be presenting The Opioid Epidemic:…
Cast your vote for "Viewer's Choice" in the 2016 Photo Contest!
The finalists for the 2016 NCMS Photo Contest have been chosen and now it's time for you to pick…
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…
Learning Opportunities
The North Carolina Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) will hold its…
In the News
Ribbon Cut At New Cherry Hospital; Will Serve More in Southeast NC, The Robesonian, 9-6-16 Half Of…
Learning Opportunities
The North Carolina Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) will hold its…
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…
Beware of 'Phishing' Scam
The American Medical Association (AMA) IT Security has been alerted to an attempt to trick AMA…
ICD-10 ‘Flexibilities’ to End October 1
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now expects that practices are “coding to the…
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…
Meaningful Use Incentive Program Reporting Opportunity
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics conducts the National Health Care Surveys, which…
Two More ACO Partnerships Formed in NC
Recently, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare formed accountable care partnerships with several major…
In the News
High Death Rates In Cancer 'Hotspots' Across NC, North Carolina Health News, 8-9-16 Syncing Up Drug…
Learning Opportunities
The North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition along with the NC Urban Survivors Union are hosting a…
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…
NCMS Photo Contest Submission Deadline Is This Friday
You only have a couple more days to submit your favorite picture to the 2016 NCMS Photo Contest!…
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…
What is Your Most Valuable NCMS Benefit?
Answer that single question here, and we’ll publish the responses (anonymously, of course) in the…
West Virginia Flood Relief Efforts Continue
The West Virginia State Medical Association (WVSMA) has raised nearly $29,000 so far to help those…
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…
Project Access Celebrates 20 Years
Project Access® is celebrating two decades of providing access to comprehensive medical care for…
In the News
New Tool Searches Health Prices By Doctor, Insurance, USA Today, 7-12-16 DHHS, University…
Learning Opportunities
TOMORROW, July 14, 4-5 p.m. a webinar presented by Providers Clinical Support System, “Maintaining…
Initial Slate of NCMS Officers, Board Representatives Announced
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Nominating and Leadership Development Committee met last…
Get Educated on ACOs with Our TAC Toolkit & Earn CME
Over the past several years, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation and the Toward…
Nominees Sought For Two NCMS Service Awards
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) is accepting nominations for the E. Harvey Estes, Jr.,…
Helping Flood Victims and Our Colleagues in West Virginia
Our colleagues at the West Virginia State Medical Association (WVSMA) have asked for our help in…
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…
Learning Opportunities
SAVE THE DATE: The North Carolina Department of Justice is bringing together law enforcement,…