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2018 Annual Celebration
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The Annual Celebration is an opportunity for our members, practice managers, sponsors, and WCMS staff to come together and celebrate the successes of 2017 and the vision for 2018. This year's event will have an Italian Carnival ("Carnevale") theme and will feature delicious food from the Colorful Palate. The event is family friendly, so bring your significant other and kiddos! We'll have games set up for everyone to enjoy. Please register so we have an accurate head count.
When: January 28, 2018 5-7pm
Where:
Highland Brewing Co. (12 Old Charlotte Hwy)
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| WCMS Membership Drive |
If you have not yet done so, the time to renew your WCMS membership for 2018 is now! Check out your WCMS benefits here.
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Western North Carolina benefits from new health sciences center
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A unique partnership between Blue Ridge Community College, Wingate University, Pardee Hospital, Henderson County and Hendersonville worked to design a multidisciplinary Health Sciences Center to improve the lives of Western North Carolina residents. The center serves a unique blend of learners, professionals, patients and community. For any large endeavor to be successful, strong partnerships are needed," said Dr. Kurt Wargo, Regional Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Wingate University's Hendersonville Health Sciences Center. Read more
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WCMS Physician Directories - Blue Books Are In!!
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| Retiring physician is looking to sell his business |
Retiring Doctor is looking to sell his business. The office is 2,000 sq.ft (an additional 1,000 sq/ft is available) with 4 exam rooms, three bathrooms, waiting area, reception and includes all furnishings, fixtures and equipment. Located in the West Asheville / Enka area of Asheville.
Please contact Keith Prescott at Whitney Commercial Real Estate.
(828)808-3288
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WCMS offers coaching and counseling services as part of our Healthy Healer Program to address provider burnout
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Watch this short video to find out how our qualified coaches and therapists can help you find the way to becoming your best self. Click here for video.
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| CMS Launches Data Submission System for Clinicians in the Quality Payment Program |
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that doctors and other eligible clinicians participating in the Quality Payment Program can begin submitting their 2017 performance data using a new system on the Quality Payment Program website (qpp.cms.gov). The data submission system is an improvement from the former systems under the CMS legacy programs, which required clinicians to submit data on multiple websites. Now, eligible clinicians will use the new system to submit their 2017 performance data for the Quality Payment Program during the 2017 submission period which runs from January 2, 2018 to March 31, 2018, except for groups using the CMS Web Interface whose submission period is January 22, 2018 to March 16, 2018. Read more
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Healthy Healer - MGMA 2017: Doctors must remember their calling and create healthcare 3.0, says Zubin Damania
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Zubin Damania, M.D., also known as the rapper ZDoggMD, got a standing ovation with his call to physicians and other healthcare professionals to remember that medicine is a calling and that they must create what he calls healthcare 3.0.
Damania, a keynote speaker at the Medical Group Management Association's annual conference here this week, said most people go into medicine because they want to use their skills to change the world. Years go by and they get worn down trying to get a prior authorization for a test a patient needs or trying to remember what MACRA stands for. Read more
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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CORNER
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After Disasters, PAs Step In To Provide Critical Medical Care
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Several weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last September, local communities still did not have electricity or running water, and they lacked access to fresh foods, says Agustina Boehringer, MS, PA-C. Boehringer, chief PA with AFC Urgent Care in Massachusetts, went to the island through Heart to Heart International, a humanitarian development and crisis relief organization, to provide medical care for 11 days. Her team traveled with the U.S. Army National Guard from Patillas, a municipality on the southeastern coast, to communities that didn't have access to health care. They saw many patients who had gastroenteritis because of the lack of running water, or who had chronic issues like diabetes or hypertension.
But the biggest challenge that Boehringer's team-including a nurse practitioner, two nurses, and a paramedic-faced was communications, which was often nonexistent. When it was critical that they get care for a lymphoma patient, "we couldn't call for an ambulance or call to check in with the patient's doctor," says Boehringer, adding that her team was eventually able to evacuate the patient to a hospital. Read more
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WCMS Job Board
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If you are a 100% Member Practice, posting job openings here is FREE!
Click here
for more information.
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WCMS is a thriving 750+ member professional association of the physicians of Western North Carolina, and a chartered component medical society of the NC Medical Society and the AMA. WCMS is an organization run by physicians, for physicians. In 2017, WCMS opened membership to physician assistants.
Our Mission
WCMS Association: WCMSA is the physicians' voice advocating for the health of the physician, the patient, and the community, through strengthening the physician-patient relationship.
WCMS Foundation: WCMSF is the physician and community-led charitable arm of the medical society improving access to quality healthcare, decreasing disparities in health, and promoting health & wellness.
Our Vision
To be a dynamic physician community dedicated to a healthy, vibrant Western North Carolina.
About WCMS
The purpose of WCMS is:
- To strengthen the voice of WNC physicians in advocating for the health of the medical profession, the health of the patient, and the health of our region
- To inform, educate and prepare physicians for rapidly occurring changes in health care at national, state, and local levels
- To share legislative and policy information and advocate on behalf of physicians in areas of mutual interest
- To share available resources in areas of mutual interest
- To promote physician-to-physician communication and dialogue in an open, honest and safe environment
We hope you enjoy our weekly e-Newsletter. If you have questions or suggestions please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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| Miriam Schwarz |
Miriam Schwarz, MPA
WCMS CEO/Executive Director
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