Old north state news [first quarter 1994]

              Old North State News
1887
1993
President's Letter
During the past few months Old North
State Medical Society members have been
busy making known our preferences on
health-care reform in our state and nation.
Reform on either the national or local level
will require our remaining alert and
involved in order to retain our "market
share" of health-care delivery.
As president of Old North State
Medical Society, 1 am a non-voting
member of the North Carolina Medical
Society Executive Council and. in that
capacity, I represented ONSMS on
September 19 at a meeting held as part of
the NCMS Annual Meeting; reports from
the state health director and the board of
medical examiners were discussed.
ONSMS was also represented at the
NCMS Annual Session, Adams Mark
Hotel in Charlotte, November 4-7. A
major discussion al this meeting centered
around a report on the health care access
committee's Essential Benefits Project.
This report, funded by the Kate B.
Reynolds Health Care Trust, analyzes a
defined list of diagnosis.'treatment pairs
and categorizes those pairs as essential,
desirable, or optional medical and health
services. The major problem at the
meeting appeared to be the failure to
integrate psychiatric diagnoses prior to
release of the report.  Persons interested,
may obtain copies by contacting Ms.
Campbell.
Prior to the NCMS Annual Session. I
was appointed by lYesidenl E. Maxton
Mauney, Jr. of Asheville to the eight-
member Executive Vice President Search
Committee, eliaired by NCMS Treasurer
Carolyn R. Ferree, M.D. of Winston-
Salem. Dr. Fence is accepting
applications for this position. All
applications should be addressed to Dr.
Fence, NCMS, P. O. Box 27167, RaJeigh,
NC 27611; telephone: (919)833-3836;
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Treasurer's Corner
Greetings from the metropolis of
Stalesville!  Happy New Year to you all!  1
hope all your Christmas wishes came true
and your new year will be more
prosperous than ever.
By now you' vc received your 1994
convention announcements. "Ihe Old
North Stale Medical and Denial Societies'
Convention will be held June 30 through
July 3 at the Radissou Resort-Kingston
Plantation in Myrtle Beach. Hotel rales
for convention participants have been
dashed by over $50 per night. And, for
your holiday pleasure, ihe reduced rates
will extend over July 4th. That means you
can relax at Ihe beach for the fourth, check
out on the fifth, and miss all the holiday
traffic  You'll need to register early to
assure receiving your first choice of
accommodations. First come, first serve;
carlybird registration by January 30; final
deadline is March 30.  Remember, the
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Y~70 From the
CJl    Editor's Desk
Holiday greetings!  It seems we've
just completed the Old North State and
National Medical Association Meetings —
how time flies. Now, we have a chance to
plan for an even more effective 1994 Old
North State Annual Meeting. It will be
held al the Radisson Resort, Myrtle Beach.
June 30 thru July 3  This year offers a
special feature: wc will have extended
lime to July 4. It's an excellent
opportunity for ONSMS members and
their families lo have a pros]>crotis meeting and time for family get-togethers.  1
encourage everyone to attend litis meeting,
and the National Medical Association
meeting in July to learn what these
organizations are about and the poicntia!
they have as vehicles lo facilitate our
current and future medical practices.
Since the last newsletter, our
executive board meeting was held at the
I Inivcrsiiy of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill   There were many concerns about
how our local medical societies function
since most arc incorporated with allied
medical personnel such as dentists and
pharmacists. This is a challenging
question, but a solution can be reached.
The next executive meeting. January 16 at
A&T Stale University, Murphy Hall,
Room 100, will focus on this issue; please
plan to attend   In the future, local chapters
will be reviewed to bring them in
compliance with the NMA.
I also encourage ever; one lo forward
suggestions and ideas to Ms. Valeria
Campbell on any aspect of the
organization you feci needs attention. One
objective of the Old North Slate News is
lhat it be used as a vehicle to hear
members' concerns. We'd like lo continue
getting reports on events in your local
communities, too. Remember, wc can
leam from one another.
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