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Practice Support Team
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Practice Support & Mental Health Awareness Month
May 11, 2023 7:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in mental health, practice support
Highlighted Resource: Crippling health workforce shortages mean hospitals can’t admit mental health patients — even if beds are empty
May 10, 2023 3:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in mental health, workforce
Though the pandemic is receding, state health officials say the shortages that came with it have worsened, resulting in longer waits for mental health care.
Announcing two new webinars: "Your Practice Manager: Your Most Profitable Partner" and "Negotiating Effective Contracts"
May 9, 2023 10:15:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in practice management, Contracting, Value based contracting
North Carolina AHEC is presenting two valuable (and no-cost!) webinars on vital topics for practices: negotiating effective contracts, and how effective practice managers not only shape the experience of patients, but impact the practice's bottom line.
Updates from CMS: Coverage for COVID 19 tests post-Public Health Emergency
May 4, 2023 7:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in COVID-19, reimbursement, public health emergency
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is to end on May 11, 2023. The ending of the Public Health Emergency may impact an individual’s coverage of COVID-19 tests.
April 22, 2023 is National Rx Drug Take Back Day
Apr 12, 2023 2:02:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in lock your meds, prescriptions, DEA
It's Spring! Time to clean up your medicine cabinet of unneeded prescription medications. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue. Proper disposal of unneeded drugs saves lives and protects the environment and our overall community!
Improving Childhood Immunization Rates: Need a Plan?
Apr 12, 2023 8:33:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, Pediatric, Preventive Care, immunization
There are many challenges faced by practices and providers as they strive to ensure all children are fully immunized and protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.
FDA approves Narcan 4mg nasal spray for OTC use
Apr 4, 2023 8:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in overdose, opioid use disorder
On March 29, the FDA approved the first nonprescription, 'over-the-counter' (OTC) naloxone nasal spray, Narcan. Naloxone--a medicine that can reverse an opioid-related overdose--has been shown to be a critical tool to prevent fatal overdoses, connect more people to treatment for substance use disorder, and save lives.
March 30: Happy National Doctors' Day!
Mar 29, 2023 9:07:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in physicians, doctors day
Join us in saying a hearty THANK YOU to all the hard working, compassionate, skilled physicians on National Doctors' Day, March 30, 2023.
QPP Pearls from CMS
Mar 22, 2023 7:45:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, quality payment program
We encourage you to subscribe to the Quality Payment Program Small Practices Newsletter. It is a valuable resource from CMS to help your practice be successful in the Quality Payment Program. This week we bring you selected resources:
Advance Care Planning
Mar 15, 2023 8:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, aging, advance care planning
"The idea of planning for care through the end of life seems distant and hard to grasp for a lot of us — especially those considered young or without current health conditions. When are we at the end? When we’re diagnosed with cancer? When we’re in the wrong place at the wrong time? “Advance care planning” is similarly vague. In advance of what? Plus, a lot of us assume a doctor or medical team is responsible for planning our care." Aly Lynch, 3/1/2023
