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Integrated Care Quality Series - Session 2 Registration Now Open

Jun 25, 2026 2:30:56 PM / by Brooke Kochanski

We’re excited to launch Session 2 for the Integrated Care Quality Series, a four-part educational series designed to support providers, care teams, and partners in improving outcomes across maternal, preventive, and pediatric care. Aligned with NC Medicaid’s 2026 Withhold Program, this series will provide practical strategies, updated guidance, and actionable tools to strengthen high-quality, equitable care across the care continuum.

Integrated Care Quality SeriesAll programs in the series are being held via Live Webinar.

These programs are for NC Health Department employees only.

Course registration is generously supported by the North Carolina Alliance of Public Health Agencies.

 

Session 2 Registration is Now Open
Screening for Health‑Related Resource Needs (HRRN)
August 26, 2026 11AM - 12PM - LIVE WEBINAR

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.

Speaker:
Madison Shaffer, MPH
Quality Measurement Lead - Program Evaluation, QPHE, NC Medicaid
NC Department of Health and Human Services

👉 Learn more and register

 

What’s Coming Next

Future sessions in the series will address:

  • Women’s Preventive Health (Cervical & Breast Cancer Screening)
  • Child & Adolescent Well-Care and Immunizations

We’ll be announcing additional session details soon, with registration opening shortly for fall offerings.

Did you miss Session 1 Prenatal and Postpartum Care? You can register and watch recording! Check out the website.

 

Tags: Medicaid, NC health department

Brooke Kochanski

Written by Brooke Kochanski

Marketing & Communications Specialist at Northwest AHEC

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