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Introducing The Healthy Healer: WCMS' New Services Promote Wellness and Prevent Burnout!
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If any of these statistics below resonate with you,
click here to learn about our new Healthy Healer Program, featuring
discounted, discreet, confidential therapy and coaching services to WCMS members via experienced professionals whom we've personally vetted. Take action now and get help for yourself and your colleagues. We are here to help you be your best self!
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Fifty-one percent of physicians reported experiencing
frequent or constant feelings of burnout
in 2017, up from 40 percent in 2013
- Physician satisfaction with work-life balance worsened from 2011 to 2014, according to a 2015 Mayo Clinic Proceedings study
- Physicians have a 10 percent to 20 percent higher divorce rate than the general U.S. population, according to U.S. News & World Report
- Medical students have a 15 percent to 30 percent higher rate of depression compared to the general population
- Providers who use EHRs and computerized physician order entry report lower levels of job satisfaction and higher rates of burnout compared to their counterparts who still use paper
- Nearly 50 percent of physicians believe overwork, stress and fatigue among their colleagues significantly contributes to medical errors
If you're interested in sharing information about the Healthy Healer Program with your colleagues, please
print our flyer!
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Save the Dates: Newcomers' Picnic 9/24/17 & Healthy Healer Retreat Featuring Rebecca Sotile Fallon 11/4/17
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Please mark your calendars for the 2017
Newcomers' Picnic at Yesterday Spaces! Bring the whole family to this inter-generational, fun, and collegial event!
September 24 at 4 p.m.
Also mark your calendars for the 2017
Healthy Healer retreat,
Finding Balance in Love and Medicine, presented by Rebecca Fallon of the
Sotile Center for Resilience. This years retreat will focus on relational health and coping with changes at home and in the work place. The retreat will be held
Saturday, November 4th at the Montreat Conference Center.
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MAHEC Job Fair 9/20/17
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Bringing MAHEC Residents in touch with practice opportunities in WNC.
Reserve your spot today! Space is limited to 30 practice sites and includes 2 representatives per site.
Click here
for more details
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Millions of dollars at stake in Mission Health-Blue Cross battle
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Cable-TV customers are used to financial disputes in which a content provider threatens to withhold favorite shows or the cable company says it will block a network. The disputes always get settled, often minutes before the final deadline.
The same thing is happening in Asheville, except this time, something much more important is at stake: health care.
Mission Health System, which has a 90% market share of hospital admissions in Buncombe County, says it won't accept Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina insurance after Oct. 4. That means thousands of Asheville-area folks with Blue Cross coverage might pay more for out-of-network service at Mission, or drive to Hendersonville's Pardee Hospital or elsewhere for Blue Cross-affiliated health care. To read the full article,
click here
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| Women in Medicine Affinity Group Learns Techniques for Self Care |
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On Thursday, July 13 the Women in Medicine Affinity Group gathered at East West Events to learn about reflexology and aromatherapy for self care. The presentation was led by Michelle Bilsky,
Vice President of Risk Management for MedMal Direct Insurance and registered RN, massage therapist and esthetician. It was a relaxing, rejuvenating evening of de-stressing, learning and collegiality! Our next Women in Medicine event will be held in November.
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From NCMS: What the STOP Act Means to You
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From NCMS: New Web Page for Clinicians Working in Small, Rural or Underserved Areas
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2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Summary
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Health Care Overhaul Collapses as Two Republican Senators Defect
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WASHINGTON - Two more Republican senators declared on Monday night that they would oppose the Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, killing, for now, a seven-year-old promise to overturn President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement.
The announcement by the senators, Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas, left their leaders at least two votes short of the number needed to begin debate on their bill to dismantle the health law. Two other Republican senators, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine, had already said they would not support a procedural step to begin debate. To read the full article,
click here.
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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 650+ 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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