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UPCOMING EVENTS  

Emeritus members mark your calendars! The next Emeritus Luncheon will be held on Thursday, November 8th at the DoubleTree Biltmore Hotel from 11:30am-1:00pm. The speaker will be Dr. Cindy Brown, WCMS Association President who will present on the state of the Society. Please note that invitations to this event, along with invitations to join the Emeritus Chapter, have gone out this week.

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Western North Carolina Primary Care Summit
Saturday, November 10, 2012
7:30am-6pm
MAHEC 

The inaugural Western North Carolina Primary Care Summit will be a first-of-its-kind forum to give primary care physicians and advanced practitioners the opportunity to be part of a discussion about driving change in the industry.
 
It will also provide an opportunity to hear how healthcare reform is already impacting our region, changes yet to come and how other parts of the nation are adapting to this new environment.

The goal is to share ideas about how primary care providers and other healthcare providers can begin working more collaboratively to achieve the Triple Aim of improved patient outcomes, superior patient experience and lower overall healthcare costs for our region.

For more information and to register, please visit:

https://www.mahec.net/calendar/detail.aspx?eid=39029&sid=0&str=1

Don't miss this year's WCMS Fall Conference held next Wednesday, November 14th from 8:00am - 4:30pm at MAHEC. Now that the election is over, and the ACA stands, you'll hear from Attorney Carolyn Coward on how you can Master the ACA: Boost Your Career! Go to our website for other presentations, times, and registration information.

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Republicans narrowly wrested control of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners from Democrats, according to complete but unofficial returns Tuesday, winning four seats on what will become a seven-member board.

Republicans Joe Belcher and David King won in District 3, which takes in southern and western parts of the county, while the GOP's Mike Fryar and Christina Merrill took the two District 2 seats by very tight margins. David Gantt easily won his bid for a second term as chairman by defeating Republican J.B. Howard. Democrats Holly Jones and Brownie Newman won the two seats representing District 1 by wide margins. 

Rates for medical malpractice insurance have been in decline for five years, and a year-old state law that slapped restrictions on lawsuits is being credited with taking them down further. Read more online at Triangle Business Journal. 

As of midnight on Election Night, here is what we know from unofficial, preliminary election results in North Carolina:

• Governor: Republican Pat McCrory defeated Democratic Lt. Governor Walter Dalton for Governor with 54.7% of the vote, an eleven-and-a-half point margin. 
• U.S. House for WNC Districts: Republicans Mark Meadows (U.S. House 11) and Patrick McHenry (U.S. House 10) won the open seat races. 
• NC Senate and House results for WNC Districts (source: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/42923/110329/Web01/en/summary.html).
  -Senate District 46, Warren Daniel (R); District 47, Ralph   Hise (R); District 48, Tom Apodaca (R) ran unopposed; District 49, Martin Nesbitt (D); District 50, Jim Davis (R).
  -House District 84, Rena Turner (R); District 85, Mitch Gillespie (R); District 112, Mike Hager (R); District 113, Chris Whitmire (R); District 114, Susan Fisher (D) ran unopposed; District 115, Nathan Ramsey (R); District 116, Tim Moffitt; District 117, Chuck McGrady (R) ran unopposed; District 118, Michelle Presnell (R); District 119, Joe Sam Queen (D).

President Obama has been re-elected and implementation of the Affordable Care Act is expected to continue as scheduled, according to health policy observers. Opponents of the law will face long odds to repeal the ACA, because Democrats maintained a majority in the Senate. However, some Republican governors have continued to say they will not enact key components of the law. The Obama administration this week is expected to begin issuing a backlog of rules and regulations regarding ACA implementation. Meanwhile, the Obama administration likely will have to act immediately to avoid mandated spending cuts under sequestration -- including to Medicare provider payments. (Sources: The Hill's "Healthwatch," 11/6; The Hill's "Healthwatch," 11/6; Kaiser Health News, 11/7; Modern Healthcare, 11/7; National Journal, 11/6 [Subscription Required]; Politico, 11/7; Politico, 11/7; Politico, 11/6; Reuters, 11/7; Wall Street Journal, 11/6; Wall Street Journal, 11/6) 

CMS, OIG and many other government agencies are actively pursuing healthcare fraud to prevent overpayments. This article provides background and RAC recovery statistics, types of RAC audits and more.

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Western Carolina Medical Society Announces new marketing products to add to its growing list of online advertising opportunities to promote your business, practice, products and services to our WCMS members and our many website visitors. See full list of products.

Preparing Medicine for the Approaching Accountable Care Era. Arm yourself with knowledge and confidence as you consider joining or forming an ACO. Download toolkit. 

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