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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. has introduced legislation, the Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act, a bipartisan measure to prevent the full Medicare physician fee schedule cuts from being implemented on January 1, 2024.
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:10 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Senate is considering a bill that would make it easier for military and foreign doctors to practice in this state.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 10:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about women’s reproductive health and the dangers that Senate Bill 20’s extreme abortion ban would have on reproductive freedom in the state.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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medical professional loses job for reporting Covid vax injuries
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 9:10 pm
By: John Steed
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Online course guides physicians on treating toxic exposures farmworkers might encounter
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 3:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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New program helps ECU, Vidant train physicians to better serve rural communities
Published: Monday, December 6th, 2021 @ 8:52 am
By: ECU News Services
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ECU Physicians launches virtual visit technology to triage suspected COVID-19 patients
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 2:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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James Capretta of the American Enterprise Institute recommends changes that could influence health care supply in the United States.
Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 @ 3:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Holiday season yet another stressor for physicians in danger of burnout
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Jessica L. Triche, MD, a family physician from Bath, N.C., was installed as President-Elect of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, Inc. (NCAFP) on Friday, December 6, in Asheville.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 @ 7:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a runoff election featuring two physicians, Greenville surgeon and state Rep. Greg Murphy easily defeated Kinston pediatrician Joan Perry for the Republican nomination in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The largest physicians group in eastern North Carolina has agreed to participate in State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s cost-saving Clear Pricing Project.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 6:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While the NC House has been aggressive in its protection for the interests of big hospitals and physicians and other healthcare workers, it has done just the opposite for North Carolina's commercial fisherman.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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With a deadline just 13 days away, Community Care Physician Network, North Carolina’s largest network of independent physician clinics, announced Monday, June 17, it signed on to the State Health Plan’s cost-cutting Clear Pricing Project.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper keeps trying to build pressure upon state legislators to approve Medicaid expansion in North Carolina through another public meeting with those in the health care profession supporting it.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 3:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A pair of Brody alumni recently received a distinguished award for their contributions to teaching and mentoring the next generation of family physicians.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 11:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging nurses, physicians, behavioral health professionals and others interested in volunteering to help people impacted by the storm to get connected with the appropriate resou
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 5:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is raising red flags about a proposed merger between publicly owned ECU Physicians, the medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and Vidant Medical Group, a private entity that would assume controlling interest
Published: Sunday, April 1st, 2018 @ 12:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina faces a looming doctor shortage, particularly in primary care. But a report this week from the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians suggests some relief is on the way
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 11:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New technology at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) is helping save time and money-for patients and the physicians who treat them
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 @ 8:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University (ECU) and Vidant Health today announced the signing of a formal agreement to integrate ECU Physicians, the clinical practice of The Brody School of Medicine at ECU, with Vidant Medical Group, Vidant’s multi-specialty physician group subsidiary into the new entity created las
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2017 @ 12:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A nurse manager in family medicine has been selected by her peers as this year’s top nurse at ECU Physicians, the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2017 @ 9:19 am
By: ECU News Services
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We read of priests, clergy, physicians and politicians, using their authority to give conflicting views on what "their faith" says about abortion.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 1:27 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University was ranked among the nation's top five medical schools again this year for the high percentage of its graduates pursuing careers in family medicine.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 7:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University today for being ranked one of the top five medical schools in the country.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2016 @ 10:34 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the 2015 performance year results for the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model that show physicians, hospitals and health care providers participating in Accountable Care Organization
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 @ 8:59 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In a study recently published by a national medical journal, physicians at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU) and Vidant Medical Center (VMC) demonstrate how a new type of technology is helping them diagnose lung cancers earlier.
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 7:00 am
By: Chris Downey
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Dr. Octavian Belcea thinks of himself as a medical throwback, the friendly family doctor who practices old-fashioned, comprehensive treatment of his patients and their families.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 4:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many people have a fixed mental image of what modern nursing looks like — one that's based on countless trips to physicians' offices, clinics and hospitals across a lifetime.
Published: Saturday, February 6th, 2016 @ 9:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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Several dozen physicians from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 "Best Doctors in America" list.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 4:35 am
By: ECU News Services
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A growing health care alternative in North Carolina that shuns insurance for services provided by physicians at a set price could be incorporated into the state's insurance program for government employees, along with Medicaid
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The excessive amount of government intervention that has been entrenched in our nation's health care system is curiously pushing medical providers to channel this negative energy into positive solutions - ones in which physicians are either scaling back or cutting off their relationships...
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 8:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The clinical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been recognized for significantly improving patient care through the use of their electronic medical record system.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A nurse specialist in vascular surgery has been selected by her peers as this year's top nurse at ECU Physicians, the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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An organization at East Carolina University honoring medical students who exemplify humanism and professionalism expanded this year to include resident physicians.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Earlier this year, all Vidant Medical Group physician practices and clinics received Stage 6 designation of the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. This designation honors the organization's accomplishments to implement technology solutions that have the ability to improve pati
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 7:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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After 1,313 days as students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, members of the Class of 2015 found out March 20 where they will be training as resident physicians later this year.
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 @ 11:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Gov. Pat McCrory announced during his March 2 visit to the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University that his budget will allocate $16 million over the next two years to stabilize the financial challenges at the Brody School of Medicine.
Published: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 @ 7:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Dr. Mark Iannettoni, professor and chief of general thoracic surgery for East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and director of the new thoracic surgery residency program at Vidant Medical Center, has been honored nationally for his work with resident physicians.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:08 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Dr. Mark Iannettoni, professor and chief of general thoracic surgery for East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and director of the new thoracic surgery residency program at Vidant Medical Center, has been honored nationally for his work with resident physicians.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 10:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Robin Cummings, M.D., Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Director, received the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians' (NCAFP) 2014 Presidential Award at its Winter Family Physicians Weekend Conference. Presented by board chair William A. Dennis, M.D., the NCAFP Presidential...
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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