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Overview of Nurse Practitioners in North Carolina: Regulations, Scope of Practice, and Common Questions

Sep 18, 2024 7:15:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, Pediatrics, physicians, practice management, nurse practitioners

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The role of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in North Carolina is integral to the health care system.  As advanced practice registered nurses, NPs are trained to provide high-quality care, often serving as primary care providers.  This overview will delve into the regulations governing NP practice in North Carolina, address common questions regarding their scope of practice, prescriptive authority, collaboration requirements, and documentation.  The speaker will also dispel a few myths related to NPs!

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The State of Adolescent Mental Health: Where we've been, where we are, and where we are going

Jun 19, 2024 11:56:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, mental health, behavioral health, adolescent, Pediatrics, youth

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NC Medicaid Tailored Plans Launch July 1, 2024: Guides and Resources to support you

May 20, 2024 9:35:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Tailored Plans

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Sun Bucks: North Carolina's Newest Food Assistance Program Will Begin Summer 2024

May 15, 2024 2:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, Primary Care, food insecurity, food, Pediatrics

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The USDA has launched a new, permanent program to provide food assistance to children and families during the summer. The SUN Bucks program will officially launch in summer 2024! SUN Bucks will provide grocery-buying benefits to qualifying families with school-aged children during the summer months when schools are on summer break. SUN Bucks is sometimes referred to as Summer EBT.

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Team Meetings Strengthen Relationships and Increase Productivity!

May 1, 2024 3:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Pediatrics, practice management, internal medicine

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  • We don't have time to have team meetings!
  • How can we meet when the phone won't stop ringing?
  • Why should we meet as a team when we work together all day long?
  • It is so hard to recruit and retain staff!
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NC Medicaid Quality Improvement Priorities

May 1, 2024 10:58:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid Managed Care, Quality Improvement, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, care management, collaborative care, CoCM

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The NC Medicaid 2024 Quality Symposium (save the date: October 2, 2024 [registration information to come]) will highlight three topics that coincide with NC Medicaid quality improvement priorities. The presenters will share the quality improvement initiatives they have implemented to improve outcomes for Medicaid members. Below are the details for each presentation, including presentation title, presentation date, presenter and registration link. Click on each registration link to learn more and register.

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Highlighted Resource: Health Literacy–Informed Communication to Reduce Discharge Medication Errors in Hospitalized Children

Feb 21, 2024 8:30:00 AM / by Janice Moore, MLS posted in hospital, Pediatrics, health literacy

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Do the caregivers of hospitalized children understand how to administer the children's medication after returning home?

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Funding to Support Team Based Teaching Sites in Rural North Carolina

Jan 12, 2024 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, training, students, rural health, workforce, Pediatrics, internal medicine

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The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program (NC AHEC) is seeking proposals to establish up to 5 rural interprofessional clinical training sites. 

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Need ABMS Continuing Certification (MOC-IV) Credit?

Jan 10, 2024 3:45:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Pediatrics, MOC IV

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Did you know?

The North Carolina AHEC Practice Support Program is an approved provider of the North Carolina Maintenance of Certification (NC MOC) program.

 

Through this approval, physicians and physician assistants who work with a Practice Support coach to improve care for patients will meet the requirements of their specialty boards to maintain certification in their specialty (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics).

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Write a Prescription for PLAY!

Dec 20, 2023 7:30:00 AM / by Leslie D McDowell, DNP, ANP-BC, RN posted in Well-Child Care, family medicine, Pediatrics

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There is a lot to cover during those Well Child Checks!

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