
Our partners at Area L AHEC are presenting a program that provides 1.5 hours of DEA-MATE content that can be used toward the 8-hour training requirement.
May 22, 2024 4:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, opioid use disorder, Medication assisted treatment

Our partners at Area L AHEC are presenting a program that provides 1.5 hours of DEA-MATE content that can be used toward the 8-hour training requirement.
May 20, 2024 9:35:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Tailored Plans
May 16, 2024 7:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in contraception, women's health

May 15, 2024 2:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Primary Care, food insecurity, food, Pediatrics

The USDA has launched a new, permanent program to provide food assistance to children and families during the summer. The SUN Bucks program will officially launch in summer 2024! SUN Bucks will provide grocery-buying benefits to qualifying families with school-aged children during the summer months when schools are on summer break. SUN Bucks is sometimes referred to as Summer EBT.
May 14, 2024 1:12:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, medicare, screening, opioid use disorder, Medicare advantage

Medicare pays for opioid use disorder (OUD) screenings performed by physicians and non-physician practitioners. If you diagnose your patient with OUD, they also pay for treatment services.
May 13, 2024 10:25:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, health careers, interprofessional, team based care

The latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal provides an update on innovations and infrastructure changes across our state since they last covered team based care in 2018. Authors highlight policies and programs addressing health equity, population-based care, reducing costs and increasing quality.
May 6, 2024 8:12:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, Tailored Plans

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May 2, 2024 7:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Social Determinants of Health, Medicaid Managed Care

North Carolina Medicaid would like to better understand how Clinically Integrated Networks and Advanced Medical Homes screen beneficiaries for unmet social needs, process data, and make referrals for interventions.
May 1, 2024 3:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Pediatrics, practice management, internal medicine

May 1, 2024 10:58:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, Quality Improvement, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, care management, collaborative care, CoCM
The NC Medicaid 2024 Quality Symposium (save the date: October 2, 2024 [registration information to come]) will highlight three topics that coincide with NC Medicaid quality improvement priorities. The presenters will share the quality improvement initiatives they have implemented to improve outcomes for Medicaid members. Below are the details for each presentation, including presentation title, presentation date, presenter and registration link. Click on each registration link to learn more and register.
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The Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides and supports educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina.