North Carolina Healthcare Intel

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NCIOM has compiled a directory of state and federal health departments and divisions with brief descriptions of their respective responsibilities.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.

The North Carolina Medical Board has introduced a new online verification system allowing users to search for licensed healthcare practitioners.

The North Carolina Medical Board was established to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery for the benefit and protection of the people of North Carolina.

NCDHHS is holding a ceremony to mark the launch of a new electronic health records system aimed at advancing patient communication and health care at state-operated facilities.

The MIPS cost performance category is calculated retrospectively by CMS using attributed Medicare claims; clinicians cannot directly affect what is attributed. The two attribution methods (TPCC and MSPB) capture different beneficiary cohorts. Practices that try to "manage" cost without understanding which patients are attributed to which clinician typically waste effort.

A vendor is a business associate if they create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI on behalf of the covered entity. They are NOT a business associate just because they happen to be in a building with PHI or could conceivably access it. The functional test matters, not the proximity test.

Covered entities must annually recertify their 340B eligibility through HRSA. Missing the recertification window pushes the entity to inactive status, which means immediate loss of 340B pricing and potentially diversion violations on previously dispensed drugs. Reinstatement requires a new application.