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Aug 4 2010

Q&A - Term to know: Interoperability

 Categories:  Special Features In order to fully realize the promise of electronic health records, medical practices must be able to exchange patient… Read More…
Aug 3 2010

Electronic Health Records: Is now the time for your practice?

 Categories:  Special Features Over the past decade, more and more medical practices have implemented electronic health records (EHR). Now even holdouts… Read More…
Aug 3 2010

Changes in the Office of the Medical Director

 Categories:  Board News Recent months have seen changes in the NCMB's Office of the Medical Director. Effective July 1, C. Michael Sheppa,… Read More…
Aug 3 2010

Licensee Information Pages: An update

 Categories:  Board News It’s been nearly a year since the NCMB called on physicians and physician assistants to help with the enormous task of… Read More…
Aug 3 2010

NCMB Public Affairs Department receives national recognition

 Categories:  Announcements The NCMB's Public Affairs Department recently won two awards of excellence from the National Association of… Read More…
Aug 3 2010

A quicker path to an NC physician license

 Categories:  Announcements The NC Medical Board has developed an expedited path to licensure for experienced physicians, answering concerns raised by… Read More…
Aug 3 2010

When doctors “drift,” questions of competency and ethics are key

 Categories:  President’s Message Physicians complete four years of medical or osteopathic school and, upon graduation, we may legitimately call ourselves… Read More…
May 25 2010

Past Board president wins national post

 Categories:  Announcements Janelle A. Rhyne, MD, a recent Board member and past Board president, has been voted Chair-Elect of the national… Read More…
May 25 2010

Quarterly Disciplinary Report | November 2009 - January 2010

 Categories:  Board Actions Report Board actions are now published in an abbreviated format. The report no longer includes non-prejudicial actions such as… Read More…
May 25 2010

Recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse: A clinician’s guide

 Categories:  Special Features RP is an eight-month-old who died of blunt head trauma. On exam, he had bruises on his face and trunk that were patterned.… Read More…