NCMS Fielding Questions On New Nondiscrimination in Health Programs Rule
Last May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule implementing…
‘Pick Your Pace’ of Adoption of the Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering physicians four options for how…
NC Population Health Collaborative Convenes in Greensboro
Nearly 100 people attended the NC Population Health Collaborative, formerly known as the ACO…
Community Practitioners Learn How to Manage What the Future Holds
Participants in the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation Community Practitioner Program…
Three NC ACOs Make '100 ACOs To Know' List
Cornerstone Health Enablement Strategic Solutions in High Point, Triad HealthCare Network in…
NC HIEA News and Update
The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority (HIEA) recently sent an update on its…
Another Workshop To Help Your Practice Make the Transition to Value
Is your practice ready for the transition to value-driven health care? If not, the North Carolina…
New Toward Accountable Care Specialty Guides Available For Rheumatologists and Rural Health
Rheumatologists and those health care professionals serving rural areas have a new resource to…
Legislation Touts Meaningful Use Program Flexibility and Hardship Relief
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Regulatory Relief Act (S. 3173), which recently was introduced…
AMA Offers Proposed Fee Schedule Rule Summaries
The AMA advocacy staff is preparing formal comments on the rules the Centers for Medicare and…
Take Note: Health Spending Projected to Grow; Shift More to Government
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its projections for national…
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…
General Assembly Clears Regulatory Hurdles for Medicare ACOs
This week the General Assembly completed its work on House Bill 287 – Amend Insurance Laws. This…
NCMS Signs On to AMA and Coalition MACRA Comment Letters
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has signed onto letters from the American Medical…
Helping Practices Make the Move to Value
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and its Foundation are committed to helping physicians…
Update From the NC Health Information Exchange Authority
The North Carolina General Assembly created the NC Health Information Exchange Authority (NCHIEA)…
Governor Signs Medicaid Waiver Application; Sent to CMS on June 1 Deadline
At a press conference at the Executive Mansion Wednesday morning, Governor Pat McCrory marked the…
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…
Learn About MACRA and the Quality Payment Programs
To help make sense of what implementation of the massive MACRA legislation might mean to you and…
Don’t Push the Panic Button on MACRA – Get Educated Instead
The recently released proposed rule to implement the Medicare Access and CHIPS Reauthorization Act…
CMS Releases Two Landmark Directives on Medicaid and Medicare
Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule on Medicaid…
Landmark Proposed Rule Outlines Future For Our Health Care System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released their proposed rule…
Opportunity for Rural Practices to Prepare for the Future
On Wednesday, May 11, small, rural, ‘safety net’ practices have the opportunity to attend a…
CMS Launches New Initiative For Primary Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the launch of a new program…
Mapping Tool Reveals Disparities in Health Care
A new interactive tool from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allows users to…
DHHS Is Listening: Tell Them Your Thoughts on the Medicaid Reform Waiver
The NC Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) ‘Listening Sessions’ to gather feedback on…
Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Initiative Underway In Certain NC Markets
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began its Comprehensive Care for Joint…
CMS Releases 2016 Value-Based Payment Modifier Results
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2016 Value-Based Payment…
CMS Announces Core Quality Measures As Part of Simplification Effort
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week released seven sets of “core quality…
Get the Facts on MACRA
If you are still uncertain what MACRA is all about, get the facts by downloading the recording of…
NC Medicaid Incentive Payment System Now Ready to Accept MU Attestation
The North Carolina Medicaid Incentive Payment System (NC-MIPS) modifications to comply with the new…
EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exception Program Instructions
If you did not successfully meet Meaningful Use (MU) for an EHR incentive program reporting period…
What’s Ahead for Meaningful Use Program?
For a brief moment this month, it seemed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
CMS Announces Streamlined Hardship Application Process for Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new, streamlined hardship…
CMS Will Expedite 2015 Meaningful Use Stage 2 Exemption Applications
From AMA reports Prior to adjourning for the holidays, Congress adopted legislation, S. 2425, the…
2014 Health Care Spending Report Released
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a study by the Office of…
More Physician Data Available Online in 2016
As required by the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will…
Frustrated with Summary of Care Documents? Give Your Feedback Here
The AMA is assisting the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) with gathering information to…
Palmetto Posts 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Files
Palmetto’s 2016 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedules (MPFS) are now available in their Medicare…
Primary Care Bonus for Medicare Patients Ends With New Year
The 10 percent bonus that many primary care practitioners have been receiving to care for Medicare…
Deadline Extended for Value-Based Payment Modifier and PQRS Informal Review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadlines for Physician…