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NC Health Information Exchange Update

Oct 28, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in NC HIEA, NC Healthconnex

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Join us for this upcoming Webinar SEAHEC  is hosting:

Connecting Communities of Care via Health Information Exchange,

Wednesday, October 28th 12-12:30 PM

Presenter: Jessica Brehmer, Business Development and Outreach Specialist for the Health Information Exchange Authority (HIEA) NC HealthConnex is a secure, electronic network that facilitates conversations between authorized health care providers by allowing them to access and share health-related information. In this session, the speaker will present on the vision of NC HealthConnex, explain how NC HealthConnex can alleviate the burden of logging into multiple systems, and provide use cases demonstrating how providers across the state are leveraging the NC HealthConnex suite of services to better inform patient care.

Register and find out more information here!

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Medicaid Transformation Updates

Oct 28, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team

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Medicaid Managed Care UpdatesMedicaid

Medicaid managed care will go live July 1, 2021 

A practice can change its AMH Tier level by following the steps outlined by NC Medicaid: click here to read more.

Make sure to double check NC Tracks information for accuracy and make changes if needed 

Join NC AHEC for these upcoming Medicaid Webinars in Series:

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Benefits and North Carolina AHEC are offering two monthly evening webinar series to help prepare providers, practice managers, and quality managers for Medicaid Managed Care going live on July 1, 2021.

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STUN Update: Alcohol induced deaths among persons 25 and over increased 2000-2018

Oct 27, 2020 8:23:42 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in STUN

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STUN

A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that rates for alcohol induced deaths among persons 25 and over increased from 2000 through 2018.

Key findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality
  • Age-adjusted rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over were stable from 2000 to 2006, then increased 43% from 10.7 per 100,000 in 2006 to 15.3 in 2018.
  • For both males and females, alcohol-induced death rates increased at a greater rate between 2000 and 2018 in rural compared with urban areas.
  • Among males, the rate of alcohol-induced deaths was highest in large central metro areas in 2000 (21.3); by 2018, rates in medium (25.1) and small metro (25.9), micropolitan (26.7), and noncore (25.3) areas were highest.
  • Among females, the rate of alcohol-induced deaths in noncore areas (4.4) was among the lowest in 2000; by 2018, rates in noncore areas had more than doubled (9.9).

Read the full report at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db383.htm [cdc.gov].

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Tip Sheet – Asthma Care During COVID-19, Cold & Flu Season

Oct 19, 2020 1:29:22 PM / by Chris Jones, DrPH

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Provided by our friends at Wake AHEC...

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Sneezing and headache of asian manThis year, providers across the United States will be experiencing a different kind of Cold & Flu season. At this time, many practices are electing to refer patients with Asthma symptoms in need of care to facilities that can both provide care and protect their healthcare workers from COVID-19. As we move into the annual Cold & Flu season that can also be a time of heightened asthma symptoms, having a good plan in place will help yo

u manage your patient volume as well as help you maintain the high level of care you provide. This resource sheet outlines what you can do to enhance your asthma care to patients during the COVID-19, Cold & Flu season.

 

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