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February 11, 2021
Applications are now open for a unique leadership program dedicated to increasing diversity in senior medical, dental and nursing faculty.
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January 26, 2021
The public version of the Medicaid and NC Health Choice Provider and Health Plan Lookup Tool is now available at: https://ncmedicaidplans.gov/.
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January 21, 2021
Through a new joint venture between HCA Healthcare and A Plus International Inc., and support from the HCA Healthcare Mission Innovation Fund, LLC, production of personal protective equipment (PPE) will be brought to North Carolina through a new manufacturing center.
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January 20, 2021
Today President Biden made good on his promise to issue a series of Executive Orders (EOs).
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January 4, 2021
As a reminder, physicians in NC are required by state law (NC General Statute § 130A-135) to report suspected or confirmed communicable diseases to the local health department.
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January 4, 2021
Dear Doctors,
While you have been working so hard at the frontlines of the pandemic, a group of physicians, counselors, and writers in the Narrative Healthcare program at Lenoir-Rhyne have created a website offering poems, writing prompts, art, and music as sustenance during the pandemic.
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December 28, 2020
Congratulations to Messino Cancer Centers Medical Oncologist Dr. Christopher Chay for being the recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Medicine Pride in the Profession Award. This award is one of the highest honors given by the American Medical Association. Dr. Chay has been honored for his efforts in championing the Oncology Medical Home model of delivering quality and value in cancer care to rural areas.
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December 10, 2020
The Western Carolina Medical Society Foundation (WCMSF) was awarded a grant from WNC Bridge Foundation.
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December 7, 2020
The AMA submitted comments on both the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) proposed rule and the Stark Law proposed rule in December 2019. While American Medical Association (AMA) staff is still analyzing the final rules, they have already prepared a topline summary of key issues, which is attached.
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December 7, 2020
WCMS has released it's Stragetic Plan Quarterly Update for Q3
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December 7, 2020
As physicians continue to battle the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, the last thing they should have to worry about is cuts to their Medicare payments. Unfortunately, without Congressional action before January 1, 2021, that nightmare scenario will become reality.
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December 4, 2020
The Western Carolina Medical Society Foundation (WCMSF) based in Asheville, NC is pleased to announced that it was awarded a grant from Dogwood Health Trust, also based in Asheville. The award is to support WCMSF’s effort to assist in enrolling eligible Project Access® patients into the ACA Marketplace.
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November 19, 2020
NC Medicaid recently published an update on the state’s move to Managed Care for physicians and PAs serving Medicaid patients.
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November 2, 2020
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and two federal agencies are warning of an "imminent cybercrime threat" to US hospitals and health care providers, noting that several hospitals across the country have already been hit.
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October 30, 2020
Here are brief summaries.
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