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NP Week 2024: Celebrating Nurse Practitioners!

After the Storm: Empowering Rural Nurses for Mental Health Response and Resilience in Disaster Recovery

Medicaid Managed Care | Nov 2024 Fireside Chat

Highlighted Resource: Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Tools for Nurses

Maximize Your Practice's Success: Discover the Power of Practice Support

Special Webinar: Collaborative Care Management Capacity Building Fund

Clinical Resources to Support You During Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

Highlighted Resource: Stigma is Still a Barrier to Substance Use Disorder Treatment in North Carolina

Helping Western North Carolina

Highlighted Resource - Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity

Influenza Vaccine: Holding Claims for CPT Code 90658

Overview of Nurse Practitioners in North Carolina: Regulations, Scope of Practice, and Common Questions

Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines

Registration Open for 4th Annual Statewide Quality Forum

September is National Fall Prevention Awareness Month

No Judgment. Just Help.

Free Event: Quality Aging Conference for Seniors and Caregivers

Unlock Strategies for Diabetes Management: Join Our Free Webinar on October 23rd and Improve Care Today!

Practicing Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in the Care of Diverse Patients

Medicaid Managed Care Virtual Office Hours

Important News for You Regarding Reassignment of Medicare Benefits

Applications accepted now through September 29th for telehealth infrastructure grant

Now Available: 2023 MIPS Performance Feedback, 2023 MIPS Final Score, and 2025 MIPS Payment Adjustment Information

NCTracks Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Updates Coming Soon for Individual and Business Users

Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat

Highlighted Resource for August: Identifying and Measuring Administrative Harms Experienced by Hospitalists and Administrative Leaders

Oral contraceptive 'Opill' covered by NC Medicaid, now available at pharmacies without a prescription!

Easing Provider Administrative Burden: Tailored Plan Flexibilities

Save the Date: 4th Annual Virtual Statewide Quality Forum October 2

How to Show Care Gaps are Closed? CPT II Codes!

Small Practices Participating in MIPS: Are You On Track?

Need CME for DEA Registration Renewal?

In case you missed it...Updates from last week

New modules available in the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Training Series

Syphilis: It's Sticky!

Medical Records Request Scam: Watch out for Phishing

CHAMPVA Claims: Enroll in Direct Deposit---Reminder

Cognitive Health: Medicare Covers Services

The State of Adolescent Mental Health: Where we've been, where we are, and where we are going

Congrats to Two of NWAHEC Practice Support Practices Who Won Excellence Awards!

Tailored Plans and Tailored Care Management for PCPs and Specialists

Tailored Plan Touchpoints, Alerts and Support

DEA-Registered Providers Need Credit Toward MATE Requirement for Renewal?

Interesting Topics to Start Your Summer: Free HRSA-Sponsored Webinars

NC Medicaid Tailored Plans Launch July 1, 2024: Guides and Resources to support you

People Statewide Will Soon Have Access to Contraceptive Services at Pharmacies

Sun Bucks: North Carolina's Newest Food Assistance Program Will Begin Summer 2024

Opioid Use Disorder Screening and Treatment

Interprofessional Care and Practice in North Carolina

Collaborating for Community Health: NWAHEC's Rural Health Center Visits

Medicaid Managed Care Webinars

NCDHHS Seeks Your Input

Opioid Prescriber Training: Live Webinar May 10, 2024

Team Meetings Strengthen Relationships and Increase Productivity!

NC Medicaid Quality Improvement Priorities

Total Cost of Care Dashboard Launch for Providers

New Podcast Learning Series

Spring Forward into Healthcare Education with NWAHEC

April 16: National Healthcare Decisions Day

Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat

Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Training Series: New Modules

AHEC Library Services: Your Gateway to High-Quality Health Information

Highlighted Resource: Problematic Gambling Risk Factors and Resources

New Provider Tip Sheets: Quality Measures

Educational Events at NW AHEC

Managing Difficult Patient Situations - Get 1 credit hour, no cost to you!

Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Now Is the Time

Medicaid Managed Care March Webinars

Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment: CMS finalizes G code

Highlighted Resource: Health Literacy–Informed Communication to Reduce Discharge Medication Errors in Hospitalized Children

NC Medicaid Tailored Plans go live July 1, 2024: What you need to know

Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Shortage, We Need Your Help

New CPT Codes for RSV Vaccine Administration

In NC, 9 Babies Died of Congenital Syphilis in 2023

Collaborative Care Model Educational Opportunity

Where Is "Family" in the Social Determinants of Health?

Improve Your Day With These Easy Desk Stretches!

2024 Final Rule and MIPS Update

Gabapentin added to NC CRS

Highlighted Resource: Pet Ownership, Living Alone, and Cognitive Decline Among Adults 50 Years and Older

NWAHEC Awarded NC Medicaid Grant to Support 5 Online Learning Activities

Key Medicaid Updates

G2211: Have You Heard?

Funding to Support Team Based Teaching Sites in Rural North Carolina

Need ABMS Continuing Certification (MOC-IV) Credit?

More Free COVID-19 Tests Available!

New CLIA Waived Tests and Codes

Time to Submit 2023 MIPS Data!

Stay Informed, Stay Empowered!

Unlocking the Signs: Mental Health Awareness for You and Your Loved Ones

Write a Prescription for PLAY!

"Check it Twice!"

9 Simple Stress Busters to Sleigh Holiday Hassles and Jingle Away the Pressure!

Medicaid Expansion: Still Have Questions?

Safety Stuff that Matters! A Compliance Webinar Series

Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Provider Learning Collaborative

Three Lessons About Diabetes and the Social Determinants of Health

Application Deadline Extended for CMS Making Care Primary Model

Levemir® to be permanently discontinued

Medicaid Managed Care Webinars

Medicaid Expansion coming December 1, 2023: NCDHHS tools help you stay informed

CMS Accepting MIPS Exception and Hardship Applications Through January 2, 2024

It's time for a healthier North Carolina: Take the Pledge to Stop Diabetes!

Local Management Entities (LMEs) consolidating in North Carolina

Highlighted Resource: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023

You're invited! Learn about Aetna's involvement with the State Health Plan and the Clear Pricing Project

Telehealth and food insecurity screenings: challenges and lessons learned

Those with Family Planning Medicaid may be eligible for full coverage Medicaid

How to improve balance and strength? Dance like no one is watching!

MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Registration Window Open

"One Community in Recovery" team accepting nominations for 2024 Recovery Champion and Youth/Young Adult Voice Awards

More North Carolinians eligible for health care coverage through NC Medicaid

Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat

Happy National Medical Librarians' Month

Highlighted Resource: Questions and Answers about Medicaid Expansion

NC Medicaid Expansion Will Launch on Dec. 1, 2023

Medicaid Managed Care Special Topic

Free COVID-19 Tests Available Again

Highlighted Resource: Impact of the Youth Behavioral Health Crisis in North Carolina

Update on Covid-19: Vaccinations and CPT Codes

NCID Website Migration Effective September 17, 2023

Applications Open for CMS Making Care Primary Model

Large proportion of North Carolina population are at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19: What you need to know about therapeutics

Join Us in Recognizing Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2023

Medicaid Managed Care Virtual Office Hours

Highlighted Resource: Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: Nursing Considerations for Social Determinants of Health

Don't let gossip undermine your clinic site!

Due to Budget Delay, Medicaid Expansion Will Not Launch on October 1

Bye, summer! Hello flu season?

Making Care Primary

Register for August NC Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat

Highlighted Resource: NC Medicaid Continuous Coverage Unwinding Dashboard

August is National Immunization Awareness Month!

Your Patient's Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) May Change

Highlighted Resource: Actionable Steps for Preventing Firearm Suicides among Adolescents and Young Adults

2023-2024 NC AHEC Practice Management Academy Bootcamp now open for registrations!

Register for July NC Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat

Online Coding Education Training Offered by Blue Cross NC

Highlighted Resource: Physician and Biomedical Scientist Harassment on Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Making Care Primary

Launch of Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Tailored Plans Delayed

MIPS Final Score Preview Period is Now Open

Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Infomercials

Lunch & Learn on Diversity and Implicit Bias

Filing Deadline for Medicaid Claims Extended for 365 Days

Community Forum: Substance Use with Beth Macy

Social Determinants of Health: A Call to Action for Employers and Organizations

Highlighted Resource for June: Association of Extreme Heat With All-Cause Mortality in the Contiguous

News You Can Use!

Provider Feedback Needed!

Don't Miss This - Diabetes Management in Primary Care

Highlighted Resource for June: Article-Based Continuing Certification (ABCC) Pathway

Educational Opportunity from Piedmont AHEC----A Culture of Safety: Addressing Workplace Violence in Medical Settings

Register for NCPAT Conference - July 27-28

NC Medicaid Managed Care Virtual Office Hours: Provider Enrollment & Hot Topics

FDA approves first RSV vaccine

Highlighted Resource: What Will It Take to Reduce Suicide Among Transgender North Carolinians by 2030?

Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat

Provider Reverification and Billing Modifications Reminder

Can't find your phone/glasses/keys? Take a walk in the woods!

Practice Support & Mental Health Awareness Month

Highlighted Resource: Crippling health workforce shortages mean hospitals can’t admit mental health patients — even if beds are empty

Announcing two new webinars: "Your Practice Manager: Your Most Profitable Partner" and "Negotiating Effective Contracts"

Updates from CMS: Coverage for COVID 19 tests post-Public Health Emergency

Remote Patient Monitoring Implementation Playbook Overview

Need ABMS Credit, formerly MOC IV? Let Northwest AHEC Help.

Register for Upcoming 2023 NC Medicaid Quality Symposium

Ethical Challenges in Small Community Practice

How NC’s Population is Changing and Why It Matters

April 22, 2023 is National Rx Drug Take Back Day

Improving Childhood Immunization Rates: Need a Plan?

FDA approves Narcan 4mg nasal spray for OTC use

March 30: Happy National Doctors' Day!

Grant Awarded to NWAHEC & WFUSM Internal Medicine Residency for Telehealth Patient Home Monitoring

Practice Support Team Provides Valuable Resource for Newton Family Physicians - Managing Difficult Patient Situations

QPP Pearls from CMS

Advance Care Planning

NCDHHS Delays Implementation of the NC Medicaid Managed Care Behavioral Health and I/DD Tailored Plans

Public Health Emergency (PHE) Waivers and Flexibilities: PHE ends May 11, 2023

Rural Health Clinics and Medicare Shared Savings Program: Free webinar highlighting opportunities

Re-verification requirement for NC Medicaid

Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Feb 16th

HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

2023: Higher Federal Fee for Medicaid Enrollment

NC Medicaid: Changes to Reimbursement Methodology for 340B Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

NCCARE360 - Building Connections for a Healthier North Carolina

NCTracks: Important Changes Coming

Community Health Worker Advanced Medical Home Integration Learning Collaborative Now Recruiting Regional Teams!

Upcoming Activity Spotlight - Mark Your Calendar!

In Case You Missed It.....

NC Health Choice is moving to Medicaid

Reminder for NC Medicaid Providers

Highlighted Resource: Food Insecurity - You Can’t Know It’s a Problem Unless You Ask

NC makes the top ten......for Human Trafficking

Public Health Emergency Extended

No waiver? No problem!

Highlighted Resource: Trends in Clinician Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Save the Date for Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat (and other webinars on special topics)!

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