--- title: Integrated Care Quality Series description: The Integrated Care Quality Series is a four-part educational series focused on improving outcomes across maternal, preventive, and pediatric care. Aligned with NC Medicaid’s 2026 Withhold Program, each session provides practical strategies, updated guidance, and actionable tools to support high-quality, equitable care across the care continuum. image: https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hubfs/Integrated%20Care%20Quality%20Series.png --- [![WFUSM_NWAHEC Cobranding Logo_H_RGB](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/WFUSM_NWAHEC%20Cobranding%20Logo_H_RGB.png?width=2025&height=300&name=WFUSM_NWAHEC%20Cobranding%20Logo_H_RGB.png "WFUSM_NWAHEC Cobranding Logo_H_RGB")](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu) Share to social media to invite others! 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Aligned with NC Medicaid priorities and the 2026 Withhold Program, this series explores key clinical quality measures, documentation practices, and strategies for advancing equitable, whole-person care. Each session offers practical guidance, data-driven insights, and actionable approaches to strengthen care delivery—from prenatal and postpartum services to preventive screenings, social needs assessments, and pediatric well-care and immunizations. All programs in the series are being held via Live Webinar. These programs are for NC Health Department employees only.  There is no charge for these online courses. Course registration is generously supported by the North Carolina Alliance of Public Health Agencies.   Credit Offered For Each Program: - 1.0 Contact Hour from Northwest AHEC | [Session 1: Prenatal & Postpartum Care (PPC) - RECORDING](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/78405/prenatal-and-postpartum-care-recording) Recorded May 27, 2026 Prenatal and postpartum care is foundational to maternal and infant health outcomes. The Withhold Program emphasizes timely prenatal care initiation and postpartum visits within 7–84 days after delivery. This session reviews updated specifications, data collection requirements, F‑code documentation, and culturally responsive engagement strategies for supporting pregnant and postpartum members. Q&A Session will be held two weeks after the event, link will be sent to participants. | [![Register & Watch Recording](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7413846/interactive-215439129127.png)](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJfSV1qHza78YfUddgujP4GiftwE%2FSpZIDXOaPdmUXLXsaSFhc7HyQOYe600BWjleU3MMAWXBuHanRFkBdvUaTM4xHWSxZeBqIoGppa5zfflNWVcAWqfjaJ%2FuOAQ3QiXx2b30R%2BDa7wkY%2F36m6Ctxs0n2K6OdghMSVICX2ysny%2FLdXEHLXMTFAlwCw7fD360VX4tiKRdrsZU%2BHwO2Ka9EF3DpMUsnyU4BBv5FGYiKgvGy88LF%2B2zgvAbNFMuyecHEC67TaU8Cflzfo%3D&webInteractiveContentId=215439129127&portalId=7413846&hsLang=en) RECORDED WEBINAR Speakers: Kate Davis, RN-BSN - Clinical Nurse Quality Manager & Grace Ruffin, MPH - Quality Measurement Evaluator North Carolina Medicaid  | | --- | --- | | [Session 2: Screening for Health‑Related Resource Needs (HRRN)](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/78457/screening-for-health-related-resource-needs-hrrn) Wednesday, August 26, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Beginning in 2026, HRRN transitions from pay for reporting to pay for performance, reinforcing NC Medicaid’s commitment to addressing social drivers of health. This session examines required screening components, best practices for documentation, and effective approaches for follow up and linkage to community based resources. Q&A Session will be held two weeks after the event, link will be sent to participants. | [![Register Now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7413846/interactive-215439129009.png)](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKS%2FvQc8sRFgVNtV4S1Dv7is1fgQRG4Jav5%2BLEeMdL61Xyv5yHhB53%2Bl96%2BLSBAN3DxcsRKE2IJvZjNUOm0VcRDIcJglFMdU4ReBPhP8pXh188QPjcO4lAbSHbP1BaELfyEOmIKVKjqULeiLx0av6HmpORmOe%2BxpVek%2FXu3%2FpOuKzK0yFVgZBIlsfQeQWRzuILrm3bbHvr0GNp%2Ful1fngEpLLH4zhnqL1sEFmmV1qqkhFuVHrkxRtHYQLhcrM1hWcppZ8XiFHtwDClTPmVcs0cilLNK&webInteractiveContentId=215439129009&portalId=7413846&hsLang=en) LIVE WEBINAR Speaker:  Madison Shaffer, MPH  Quality Measurement Lead - Program Evaluation, QPHE, NC Medicaid NC Department of Health and Human Services | | Session 3: Women's Preventive Health – CCS & BCS Date TBD in the Fall Cervical and breast cancer screening rates remain below national Medicaid benchmarks, and NC Medicaid identifies these as areas of significant opportunity. This session reviews current guidelines, ECDS reporting considerations, and strategies to reduce missed opportunities in public health and primary care settings. Q&A Session two weeks after the event, link will be sent to participants. | Registration Will Open Soon | | Session 4: Child & Adolescent Well‑Care & Immunizations (WCV & IMA Combo 2) Date TBD in the Fall Preventive care for children and adolescents—including well‑care visits and immunizations—plays a central role in the 2026 Withhold Program. This session provides operational strategies to support timely visits, anticipatory guidance, outreach to families, reminder/recall systems, and vaccine confidence building. 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