April 27, 2020
NC DHHS is expediting the ramp up of NCCARE360 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting increased and urgent needs of North Carolinians. NCCARE360 is a statewide network of health care and human service organizations. It was initiated by NC DHHS as one strategy to address those Social Determinants of Health that can…
The NC General Assembly returns for the short session on Tuesday, April 28th. The House Select Committee on COVID-19, Health Care Work Group has used the interim since the pandemic has impacted the world to gather input. Health Care and each of the other work groups will develop legislative recommendations—both policy and funding—that will be…
April 3, 2020
Hospitals and other health care organizations are struggling to meet the needs of those afflicted with COVID-19. Most of them have put aside elective and routine services to focus their attention on fighting this pandemic. A March 30th ABC News article states, “As officials scramble to supply hospitals with much needed protective equipment for doctors…
We are hearing so much information regarding COVID-19 from the Governor, NC DHHS, counties and schools. We haven’t heard as much from the NC General Assembly. They are scheduled to return for the short session on April 28th. There has been some discussion around the State that they may call a special session to specifically…
For many years North Carolina has been slowly including telehealth in the service system. As NC DHHS leaders have said on several recent webinars, our State has made more movement to embed telehealth in the past two weeks than in the past 10 years. To point, many of the recently announced temporary regulatory flexibilities are…
March 24, 2020
Risk mitigation has taken on an entirely different meaning when it comes to the provision of service during a pandemic. Instead of a focus on high accountability reporting, “crossing t’s and dotting i’s”, the entire country is taking measures to waive the usual requirements that may slow down the provision of services. The federal and…
March 13, 2020
North Carolinians are receiving requests to complete their 2020 Census forms. By completing and submitting your census information, you could help increase the State’s funding through Medicaid, block grants and other federal programs. The 2020 Census data is used in a myriad of ways to make decisions in national healthcare funding and structure for many…
March 12, 2020
The NC Division of MH/IDD/SAS has published a Request for Application for a Consumer-Operated Service Provider (COSP) to incubate two Peer Run Wellness Centers. This would be done using federal Mental Health Block Grant funding. A COSP is considered an evidence-based practice by the federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA). A COSP is…