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End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
On June 27, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update payment rates and policies and includes requests for information under the End-Stage Renal...
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2024 Golden Stethoscope Award Nominations Now Open!
Do you know an outstanding North Carolina Medical Society physician or physician assistant member who has demonstrated excellence in leadership, dedication to patients, and stellar skills in...
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Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center in Urgent Need of Blood Donations
Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center is asking the public to step up and donate blood or platelets at its Fayetteville facility or one of several upcoming Cape Fear Valley mobile blood drives. Due to...
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Leadership Opportunity: NC Professionals Health Program Board of Directors
The NCMS has the opportunity to appoint 2 members to the NC Professionals Health Program (NCPHP) Board of Directors. Learn more about responsibilities of NCPHP Board members. Since 1988, NCPHP has...
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Register Now! 8th Annual Dr. Suzanne Landis Geriatric Summit – Mobility Matters
8th Annual Dr. Suzanne Landis Geriatric Summit – Mobility Matters Mountain Area Health Education Center Blue Ridge Room 121 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803-2868 Friday, November 1st, 2024...
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NCMB Call for Applicants: Perfusionist Needed to Serve on Advisory Council
The North Carolina Medical Board is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy for a licensed perfusionist on the Board’s Perfusionist Advisory Committee. The appointment is for a three-year term ending...
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2024 AMA Annual Meeting – NC Delegation Report
2024 AMA Annual Meeting Report from the NCMS AMA Delegation Your NCMS Delegation to the recent 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates is pleased to report on its work on behalf of North...
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NCMS Member Maria Sturchler Named Inpatient Palliative Medical Director of LCFL
Dr. Maria Sturchler, Lower Cape Fear Lifecare (Photo: LCFL) Sturchler Promoted at Lower Cape Fear Lifecare (WILMINGTON, NC) — Lower Cape Fear LifeCare announced the advancement of Maria Sturchler to...
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Is this next for you? First US Hospital Offers Doctor Visit via Hologram
(photo: Holoconnects) Texas hospital is reportedly 1st in US to use holograms for doctor-patient visits (ABC News – Mary Kekatos) — A Texas hospital could be the first in the United States to use a...
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Optimizing Physical Safety and Cyber Security for Health Centers Offering...
Presented by Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, Dr. Chris Roby, and Bonnie Michelman, this webinar focuses on the current risks to those providing gender-affirming care and provide strategies for safeguarding...
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Rural Family Medicine Residency Program Celebrates Graduation of First Cohort
ECU Health Family Medicine graduates pose for a photo with Dr. Audy Whitman, left. (image credit: ECU Health) ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University celebrated the...
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NCMS Wants You to Stay Safe this Fourth of July! Here Are a Few Tips on How.
Planning to celebrate with fireworks this Fourth of July? Grilling for family and/or friends? Here are a few tips to help you stay safe this Independence holiday! Fireworks Never let children light...
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C.H.A.M.P: Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program Virtual Orientation...
C.H.A.M.P: Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program – One-Day Virtual Orientation Bootcamp July 26, 2024 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Virtual Event The Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program...
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CME Series for Opioid Use Prescribers
The North Carolina Medical Board and Wake AHEC, in collaboration with the North Carolina Medical Society and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship program at UNC School of Medicine, have developed an...
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Mark Your Calendar! Are You Ready for NCMS LEAD 2024? It’s Our 175th...
SAVE THE DATE 2024 Marks the 175th Anniversary of the North Carolina Medical Society! We’re planning a sensational celebration in honor of this milestone occasion, and we want you to be a part of it!...
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NCDHHS Releases Statement on Expanding Coverage for Syphilis Testing
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services continues to respond to the recent increase in syphilis and congenital syphilis cases with NC Medicaid now covering point of care rapid...
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Register Now for this Important Webinar! Workplace Violence – CMS and JC...
Workplace violence has escalated over the past 15 years, especially in the health care arena. Providers and staff as well as family members and bystanders (including other health care providers)...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Our Members Celebrating This Month!
https://ncmedsoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Happy-Birthday-video.mp4 Grab your party hats and noisemakers and let’s celebrate! David S. Abernathy, MD Sunil V. Abraham, MD S. A. Abrons, MD...
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Your Feedback Needed to Improve the Medicaid Clinician Experience
NCMS’s partners, Carolina Complete Health (CCH) and Carolina Complete Health Network (CCHN) will host their 2nd Annual Medicaid Managed Care Town Hall at the 2024 CPP Annual Meeting during NCMS LEAD...
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New Procedure for Physician Assistant Transcripts
Effective July 1, 2024, NCTracks will be using the American Medical Association (AMA) website to obtain Physician Assistant Profiles (transcripts). If the PA has an AMA profile and it lists the...
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