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Upcoming Benchmarks' Webinars
This Week: Benchmarks' Membership Child Welfare Webinar
Lisa Cauley Joins Karen McLeod
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar Date: Friday, February 19, 2021 Time: 8:30 am thru 9:00 am Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar
Date: Friday, March 5, 2021
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:00 am
Benchmarks' Membership Child Welfare Webinar
Lisa Cauley Joins Karen McLeod
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
Register Here
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DMHDDSAS: DEI Black History Series
Please join DMHDDSAS for the DEI Council Black History Lunch Learn Series!
Register Here
Community Empowerment Team Update for February
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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Webinar, COVID Bulletin #155 and New Medicaid Bulletin Available
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Webinar
Tuesday, February 9 | 6-7 PM
Join State Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Tilson and other leadership from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) for an update on new vaccines, status of distribution (including allocation, provider enrollment and prioritization), communications resources and the COVID-19 Vaccine Management System (CVMS). Speakers will respond to questions during a Q&A session. Click here to join the webinar.
SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #155: Laboratory Codes for COVID-19 Testing
The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published another Medicaid Bulletin article related to COVID-19. SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #155: Laboratory Codes for COVID-19 Testing details the release of several new codes to report testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more here.
New Medicaid Bulletin Available: Medicaid Managed Care Provider Update
This bulletin details the latest information providers need to know about the transition to Medicaid Managed Care, including updates to the Provider Directory and Health Plan Look-Up Tool, contracting reminders, Provider Playbook updates, upcoming webinars and more.
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You may have heard about the new variants of SARS-CoV-2-the coronavirus that causes COVID-19-that have appeared in other parts of the world and have now been detected in the United States. These variants, particularly one called B.1.351 that was first identified in South Africa, have raised growing concerns about the extent to which their mutations might help them evade current antibody treatments and highly effective vaccines.
While researchers take a closer look, it's already possible in the laboratory to predict which mutations will help SARS-CoV-2 evade our therapies and vaccines, and even to prepare for the emergence of new mutations before they occur. In fact, an NIH-funded study, which originally appeared as a bioRxiv pre-print in November and was recently peer-reviewed and published in Science, has done exactly that. In the study, researchers mapped all possible mutations that would allow SARS-CoV-2 to resist treatment with three different monoclonal antibodies developed for treatment of COVID-19 [1].
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Upcoming Events
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New: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Webinar
Time: 6:00 pm thru 7:00 pm
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Wednesday, February 10 AND 12, 2021
Virtual Training: 2- Day Person-Centered Thinking
Time: 9:00 am thru 4:00 pm (both days)
Cost is $50.00 per person
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
Benchmarks' Membership Child Welfare Webinar
Lisa Cauley Joins Karen McLeod
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
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Thursday, February 11, 2020
BREAKFAST BRIEFING: NONCOMPETES,
NONSOLICITS, AND NDAS ... OH MY!
Time: 9:30 am thru 11:00 am
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Thursday, February 11, 2020
A State-Wide Convening on the Direct Care Workforce-Day 1
Time: 9:00 am thru 12:00 pm
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
Time: 10:00 am thru 12:00 pm
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
IER Webinar for Refugee and Asylee Service Providers Refugees' and Asylees' Right to Work
Time: 12:00 pm thru 1:00 pm
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
What Does a Person-Centered System Look Like?
Time: 2:30 pm thru 4:00 pm
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
DHHS Overview of Specialized Foster Care Plan (FC Plan)
Time: 3:00 pm thru 4:00 pm
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
Advanced Medical Home Glide Path
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Friday, February 12, 2020
A State-Wide Convening on the Direct Care Workforce-Day 2
Time: 9:00 am thru 12:00 pm
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
A Focus on Peer Support Sub-Population Services
This is the 2nd part of a 3-part series
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:00 am
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
IER Webinar for Refugee and Asylee Service Providers Refugees' and Asylees' Right to Work (Identical to the webinar on 2/11/21)
Time: 2:00 pm thru 3:00 pm
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Telehealth Policy Update: What Has Happened and What to Look for in 2021
Time: 2:00 pm thru 3:00 pm
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New: Thursday, February 18, 2021
Bridging the Digital Divide for HCBS Beneficiaries (Part I)
Time: 3:00 pm thru 4:30 pm
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Friday, February 19, 2021
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Voices of Peer Support & Where to Get PSS Services
This is the 3rd part of a 3-part series
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:00 am
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Drivers Shaping The Movement To A Value-Based Contracting Business Model Key Competitors & Potential Partners
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:15 am
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New: Tuesday, March 2, 2020
Medication Options for Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders: Optimistic Update and New Research
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:00 pm
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Registration Now Open:
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2 & 3, 2020
2021 CMS Quality Conference
Healthcare Innovation During a Time of Disruption
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New: Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Addressing the Adverse Impacts of COVID-19 on Children with Serious Emotional Disorders
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:30 pm
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Series: Policy Approvals, Process Changes and Appeals
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Benchmarks' Membership Child Welfare Webinar
Lisa Cauley Joins Karen McLeod
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Are You Ready For Value-Based Reimbursement? An Executive Guide For Assessing Readiness In A Value-Based Market
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:15 am
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Friday, March 26, 2021
NC DHHS Supported Living Level 2 &3
STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
Time: 2:30 pm thru 4:30 pm
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Bridging The Gap From Data To Data-Driven Performance
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:15 am
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Developing New VBP Services That Increase Quality & Decrease Service Costs
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:15 am
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Please click on each of the following links to view details sent out from each LME/MCO.
Benchmarks' wants to be sure to make the following list handy for our members to visit and suggests a peek at least once per week to find information that may be pertinent to your agency and contracts.
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