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

Mar 23, 2023 7:30:00 AM / by Leslie D McDowell, DNP, ANP-BC, RN posted in telehealth, Wake Forest School of Medicine

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In an effort to improve physician skills and experience with Telehealth, Northwest AHEC and Wake Forest School of Medicine Internal Residency were awarded a grant to produce online learning for physicians and distribute medical supplies to patients.  Funding allowed telehealth technology capabilities to be fully integrated in two clinics.

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

Mar 22, 2023 2:15:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in rural health, practice support, practice management

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One of Northwest AHEC's practices in located in Catawba County recently received a training from Practice Support staff on Managing Difficult Patient Situations. Practice Administrator for Newton Family Physicians P.A., Melissa White,  commended our staff and services "NWAHEC is a valuable resource for us and recently assisted us in some valuable training for my staff."

 

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QPP Pearls from CMS

Mar 22, 2023 7:45:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, quality payment program

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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:

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Advance Care Planning

Mar 15, 2023 8:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, aging, advance care planning

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"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

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

Mar 7, 2023 9:15:58 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Tailored Plans

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To ensure nearly 150,000 people seamlessly receive care on day one, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will delay the implementation of the NC Medicaid Managed Care Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Tailored Plans. The launch was scheduled for April 1 and is now targeted for Oct. 1, 2023.

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

Mar 1, 2023 8:24:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in COVID-19, practice management, CMS, public health emergency

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Check out this important update From Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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

Feb 28, 2023 10:15:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, rural health centers

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Check out this upcoming webinar on March 7th, make sure to register in advance!

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Re-verification requirement for NC Medicaid

Feb 22, 2023 9:43:16 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, nctracks, public health emergency

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that all Medicaid providers are recredentialed, a process also referred to as reverification. Since March 2020, CMS has allowed for the suspension of reverification due to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) brought on by COVID-19.

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Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Feb 16th

Feb 15, 2023 8:15:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Tailored Plans

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This webinar series is designed to support all Medicaid providers, practice managers, quality improvement professionals, care coordinators and other leaders within your practice to help with the preparation for the launch of Tailored Plan in April of 2023. 

 

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HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

Feb 14, 2023 2:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, prescriptions, Medicare advantage

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Under President Biden’s prescription drug law, drug companies will pay rebates to the federal government for raising prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation

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