Effective January 1, 2021, NC Medicaid and NC Health Choice is temporarily covering Healthy Opportunities screenings to encourage providers to gain capacity for screening Medicaid beneficiaries for unmet health-related resource needs and referring them to appropriate community-based resources, prior to the launch of Medicaid managed care.
Practice Support Team
Recent Posts
Are you a Current Carolina Access (CAII) Provider?
Feb 17, 2021 2:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Healthy Opportunities
Get CME Credit for Opioid Prescribing and Management
Feb 17, 2021 12:24:41 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Webinar, CME, family medicine
Best Practices in Opioids Prescribing and Management Webinars
Subject Matter Experts Cover Topics in Pre-Recorded Lectures
As a family medicine or internal medicine clinician, two of the Northwest AHEC modules within the “Best Practices in Opioid Prescribing and Management” group may suit your continuing education needs and professional interests. Focusing on hospice and geriatric populations and developed by subject matter experts in those fields (Dr. Mark Corbett – Hospice and Dr. Jennifer Gabbard – Geriatrics), these online, on demand modules provide affordable continuing education credits. Check out the other modules too!
Patient Resource: COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Feb 10, 2021 4:20:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Vaccines
NCDHHS Launches New Vaccine Tools
NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, MD stated the Goal for North Carolina's Vaccine Program is to vaccinate as many people as quickly and equitably as possible, although supplies of the vaccine remains limited.
North Carolinians have new tools to find out if they are eligible to get their vaccine and where to go to receive it.
Patient Resource: Get the SCOOP on Managing Stress
Feb 10, 2021 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team
The Northwest AHEC Practice Support Team has enjoyed reading and sharing the following helpful strategies on managing stress provided by NCDHHS' Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.
NC DHHS: COVID-19 Support Resources
Feb 9, 2021 4:18:36 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, COVID-19
COVID-19 Community Readiness Toolkit
The Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services in partnership with the NCDHHS Historically Marginalized Populations Behavioral Health Workgroup, recently created the COVID-19 Community Readiness Toolkit to connect North Carolinians to resources for a variety of mental health needs including resources for parents engaging in online-school, family-based needs, resources for those within the I/DD community and others.
Medicaid Managed Care: Advanced Medical Home Tier 3 “Glidepath” Payments
Feb 4, 2021 7:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, advanced medical home, nctracks
Notice Date: Feb. 1, 2021
Medicaid Managed Care: Advanced Medical Home Webinar Series
Feb 3, 2021 5:06:52 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, Webinar
Advanced Medical Home Webinar Series
Medicaid Managed Care: Ensure Your Information Displays Correctly in NC’s Provider Directory
Feb 3, 2021 4:15:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care
Medicaid and NC Health Choice Provider and Health Plan Look-Up Tool
Medicaid: Payment for Healthy Opportunities Screening and Referral
Feb 3, 2021 1:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, NCDHHS, Billing, Healthy Opportunities
Medicaid recently released the Temporary Clinical Policy Modifications: Payment for Health Opportunities Screening and Referral.
Medicaid Managed Care: A One, Two, Three Checklist for NC Primary Care Providers
Feb 3, 2021 9:56:35 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care
NC AHEC has developed a checklist to help primary care providers meet minimum requirements for the July 1, 2021 Go-Live of Medicaid Managed Care.
