Interactive Resource Guides 

The Practice Support Team at Northwest AHEC offer a variety of concise, engaging, interactive guides on topics relevant to your practice at no cost. These may be viewed on-demand from any electronic device at your convenience. 

Current Guides: 

Cognitive Assessment and Care Planning Services  -->

Early recognition of cognitive impairment is vital! Some causes are reversible, and careful care planning to implement appropriate medical and supportive therapy, and anticipate future needs will help the person live their best life. Learn the nuts and bolts of a comprehensive Cognitive Assessment and Medicare reimbursement for this service.

Advanced Care Planning  -->

Now is the time to be sure that every patient's end of life wishes are known and documented. The resources gathered here will facilitate that discussion with your patients and provide tools and information needed to meet Medicare requirements and receive reimbursement for this service.

Adapting the Four Habits Model for Virtual Visit Success  -->

This self-paced, on-demand course gives clinicians practical tools and tips to optimize their virtual visit time with patients. Evidence-based recommendations and tools for virtual visits are presented from entities including American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

The Four Habits Model (Kaiser Permanente) is the conceptual framework.

Falls: Screening, Risk Assessment and Care Planning for Older Adults in the  Community  -->

This is an accredited  course providing Nursing and regular Contact Hours at no cost. (Simply register via the Course Catalog using link) Adapting Center for Disease Control and Prevention materials and using the STEADI framework (“Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries”), this activity focuses on falls risk assessment and care planning from the perspective of ambulatory care clinical staff. 

What else can we help with? Have an idea for another Resource Guide? Let us know!

Submit ideas   (click here to provide suggestions)

 

 

Are you engaged with a coach from Practice Support?

A statewide team of coaching professionals is here to help you navigate through this time of great transition in health care.

Contact North Carolina AHEC for more information. 

Check out NW AHEC blog post and Practice Support Updates to learn more!