Pediatric Practices who have not already signed up for the COVID-19 Vaccine Management System (CVMS) should have received an email from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) with important updates on the COVID-19 vaccine program. See below for more details.
Coming Soon: COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 12 Years and Older
May 5, 2021 2:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, COVID-19, Vaccines, Pediatric
Behavioral Health Services in Standard Plans - NC Medicaid Managed Care Hot Topics Webinar
May 3, 2021 3:55:06 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, NCDHHS, NCAHEC
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Benefits and North Carolina AHEC are offering a bimonthly evening webinar series to help prepare providers, practice managers, and quality managers for Medicaid Managed Care going live on July 1, 2021.
Quality Payment Program: New MIPS Resources
Apr 28, 2021 12:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, MIPS, QPP, medicare, Quality Improvement
New Resources are Now Available on the QPP Resource Library
Medicaid Managed Care: Glidepath Payment Reconsideration Process
Apr 28, 2021 8:13:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, NCDHHS, nctracks, glidepath
As a reminder, once an AMH Tier 3 practice has attested to meeting Glidepath payment eligibility in NCTracks, DHHS will validate that the practice is enrolled with NC Medicaid and attested as an AMH Tier 3 practice. DHHS then confirms the attestation with the respective pre-paid health plans in order to validate that each Tier 3 practice has met contracting and testing criteria.
Patient Resources: Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards can now be used online at Publix
Apr 27, 2021 2:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, food insecurity, food
North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants can now purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer, Publix Super Markets Inc. This flexibility will allow participants to buy food while promoting social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and will help families with transportation and mobility barriers.
COVID-19 Vaccine: New Allocation Process
Apr 21, 2021 2:15:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, Webinar, COVID-19, Vaccines
On April 16th, 2021 NC Department of Health and Human Services hosted a webinar to announce the new allocations process for the COVID-19 vaccine. North Carolina will be shifting to a new allocations process where providers are asked to request the number of first doses of vaccine they would like for the coming week. Click here to download PDF of webinar slides.
Provider Data Updates in NCTracks: Medicaid Managed Care
Apr 21, 2021 9:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, NCDHHS, nctracks
On Wednesday April 14th, 2021 NCDHHS posted Provider Data Updates highlighting the importance of ensuring provider data is correct in NCTracks. Please see important highlights below and click on the links for more complete information.
"Choose Your Path" Medicaid Managed Care Beneficiary Education
Apr 14, 2021 1:15:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, NCDHHS
The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has launched a public messaging campaign to encourage Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Medicaid Managed Care: Eligibility for Newborns
Mar 30, 2021 2:06:24 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, NCDHHS, Pediatric
On March 18, 2021 NC Department of Health and Human Services posted a factsheet in the Provider Playbook entitled Managed Care Eligibility for Newborns: What Providers Need to Know. Read important highlights below:
NC Division of Health Benefits: Health Equity Payments Initiative
Mar 24, 2021 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, Billing, carolina access, health equity
On March 19, 2021 the North Carolina Division of Health Benefits posted a bulletin outlining their Health Equity Payment Initiative. To support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) goals to achieve health equity, NC Medicaid is introducing an enhanced payment to Carolina Access primary care practices serving beneficiaries from areas of the state with high poverty rates.
