CCNC Update: July 2013
In the News
Universal Postpartum Screening. Dr. Marian Earls, CCNC’s lead pediatric consultant, is quoted in this New York Times Parenting Blog about the responsibility of an OBGYN and pediatrician to screen for postpartum depression.
Project Lazarus Trainings Underway. Northwest Community Care Network is hosting ‘A Guide to Rational Opioid Prescribing’ from 5:30-9 p.m. Aug. 1 in Winston-Salem. The free CME training is open to primary care, family medicine, emergency pain management and osteopathic physicians, pharmacists, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and psychiatrists. Check out this article in The Dispatch for more information. Additional training programs are scheduled for Wilmington, Hickory, Boone, Raleigh and Reidsville in the coming months. Visit the Project Lazarus registration site for more information and to register for trainings.
Prescription Drugs in Cumberland County. The Fayetteville Observer’s ‘Bitter Pills’ series examined prescription drug use and abuse in the Fayetteville area. This article features CCNC's Dr. Mike Lancaster discussing ways to combat the growing prescription drug abuse problem. Also in The Fayetteville Observer, Carolina Collaborative Community Care was praised by Dr. Claudia Peters in an op-ed regarding drug addiction and mental health.
New Oversight Structure in Wake County. Community Care of Wake and Johnston Counties is mentioned in this Triangle Business Journal article about a new structure for the groups that coordinate care for the Medicaid and uninsured populations in the area.
Project Enhance. Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) received a grant from The Duke Endowment to fund the development of Project Enhance, which will integrate primary care and mental health care into Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare (CVBH) to serve individuals with severe mental illness and chronic health conditions. CVBH will partner with CVMC, CCNC, Partners Behavioral Health Management, a substance abuse provider, indigent medical clinics, and other agencies to provide linkage to specialty services and other needed resources. For more on the initiative, check out this article in the Hickory Daily Record.
Sandhills Addresses ED Prescriptions. Inspired by Project Lazarus, FirstHealth of the Carolinas has recently adopted a new policy on emergency department administration of narcotic and sedative medications. With representation from local organizations including Sandhills Community Care Network, the hospital system has created a Narcotics Prescribing in the ED Task Force. Read more here.
Project Lazarus training sessions underway. Training for providers on pain issues and opioid prescribing has been held in Fayetteville, with additional training programs scheduled for Winston Salem, Wilmington, Hickory, Boone, Raleigh and Reidsville in the coming months. Please visit the Project Lazarus registration site for more information and to register for trainings. Be sure to ask about CE credits!
TBJ Names “50 to Watch.” L. Allen Dobson, Jr., MD has been named a “50 to Watch in Business” by the Triangle Business Journal. He will be recognized in a special editorial focus in the July 26 print edition. Congratulations, Dr. Dobson!
Other News
North Carolina IMPaCT. CCNC and the NC Area Health Education Centers are enhancing primary care through the NC IMPaCT grant. During the July 22 meeting several participants presented on their programs’ progress and accomplishments. Networks that participated include Community Care of Western North Carolina, Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear, Community Care of Southern Piedmont, AccessCare and Community Care Plan of Eastern Carolina. Watch the webinar here.
Bernstein Fellows Announced. Congratulations to Amelia Mahan, CCNC Behavioral Health Program Manager, on her acceptance as one of the Bernstein Fellows, Class of 2015! Feel free to give her a shout-out on the CCNC Facebook page.
CHPC Certification. Congratulations to Melody Pugh, HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer at Community Care Plan of Eastern Carolina, who recently passed the Healthcare Privacy Compliance certification (CHPC) exam! The CHPC is provided by the Compliance Certification Board with the Health Care Compliance Association.