Community Care of North Carolina

10/24/2025

Practices, need help navigating value-based care or managing your growing practice? The CCPN Dyad program is here to help.

The Dyad pairs an experienced physician member with a practice manager member to provide free, hands-on consulting and mentoring for CCPN practices. Together, they share decades of primary care experience to help your practice thrive.

Find Dyad members in your region and learn how they can support you: https://bit.ly/3Ljchji

10/22/2025

Early detection saves lives, especially when it comes to breast cancer. CCPN has teamed up with the Invision Diagnostics Mammogram Bus to make screenings more accessible for your patients and help close Medicare and commercial care gaps.

Most recently, High Country Community Health hosted the bus at the Watauga Recreation Center in Boone. This was their third event this year, serving communities in Avery, Burke, and Watauga counties.

“The Invision bus offers affordable breast cancer screenings and helps us improve preventive screening rates,” said Nicole Webb, quality improvement director at HCCH.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the contracts and programs team wants to highlight your work. Share your stories, photos, testimonials, and quality improvement projects for our newsletter at programs@communitycarenc.org. Practices interested in hosting the bus in 2026 can also reach out.

10/20/2025

It’s time for CCPN’s 2025 end-of-year sprint! This final-quarter initiative is focused on driving improvements in quality measures that strengthen patient care and support our network’s shared success.

We’re aiming to:
• Improve patient outcomes.
• Increase compliance with key measures.
• Promote community health.
• Help practices earn additional revenue while delivering excellent care.

Provider incentive programs are still available, so join the push to finish 2025 strong. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qfZ0IA

10/20/2025

New Bern-area providers are invited to an in-person Medicaid Mobile Service Center and listening session with UnitedHealthcare on Wed., Oct. 22. Two one-hour sessions will cover topics practices often ask about – online tools, billing, pre-authorization, and more.

Registration details are available in our latest CCNC newsletter.

10/17/2025

During our Practice Perfect office hours last month, we discussed the practice value-based scorecard and how to use Practice Perfect to improve emergency department & inpatient utilization rates.

Be sure to join the next session, which is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 30, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. – registration links were shared in the newsletter.

10/15/2025

This October, we’re honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the individuals, families, and providers affected by this disease. Early detection saves lives. If you're at risk, schedule your mammogram and encourage loved ones to do the same.

Talk with your healthcare provider about your screening options, and be sure to stay proactive about your health.

10/13/2025

Today we are spotlighting CCPN Dyad member Dr. Renee Watson!

Dr. Watson runs a solo family medicine practice in Smithfield, and brings her real-world experience to CCPN as part of the Dyad. She often shares moments that help practices feel supported and provides innovative ideas to solve tricky problems. In a recent discussion, she guided a rural provider through the ins and outs of chronic care management, even offering to walk them through getting their program off the ground.

Dr. Watson reminds us that CCPN is about serving both patients and providers. Thank you, Dr. Watson, for your dedication to patients, practices, and our community.

10/09/2025

AHIP , the leading health plan trade group, has made a strong commitment to keeping vaccines affordable and accessible. Through the end of 2026, health plans will continue to cover all immunizations recommended by the CDC advisory committee, including updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines, with no cost-sharing for patients.

This development comes as the federal government shifts its vaccine policies and new members are appointed to the CDC Advisory Committee. Learn more in AHIP’s press release: https://bit.ly/4mDKCGO

AHIP is the national association whose members provide health care coverage, services, and solutions to hundreds of millions of Americans every day. We…

10/07/2025

Providers, Atlantic Health Partners has created a resource page to help you stay informed and ready for flu and respiratory illness season. The page highlights the most important disease and vaccine updates, plus upcoming webinars from vaccine manufacturers like GSK, Merck, Moderna, Pfizer, and Sanofi.

AHP works directly with leading manufacturers to provide favorable pricing, purchasing terms, and rebates for CCPN members. Learn more, hear from experts, and prepare your practice for flu season by registering here: https://bit.ly/3Kore3c

As the nation’s leading vaccine purchasing group, we pride ourselves in the high-quality support and resources we provide to our members. In response to the recent spike in respiratory illness–related hospitalizations nationwide, we have summarized the most critical disease and vaccine informati...

10/06/2025

Primary care providers: Interested in expanding your knowledge of autism care? Join us for the UNC TEACCH Project ECHO Autism series, hosted in partnership with Wellcare and Uncteacch . Starting today, this free, virtual series runs through March 30, 2026, on the first and third Mondays of each month from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

You’ll gain evidence-based skills through presentations and case consultations with autism specialists. Free CME credits, contact hours, and continuing education credits are available.
See full details and register here: https://bit.ly/4qbFUTU

10/03/2025

At Mountain View Pediatrics, the team is taking a fun approach to patient engagement. They’ve created a new social media & patient engagement club and launched their first initiative: a fall coloring contest for patients coming in for well-child visits. Kids can color during their visit or take their page home and bring it back, and every entry goes on display and is entered into a raffle for a gift card.

In just two weeks, the practice has already received nearly 60 entries. This is an excellent example of staff coming together to help keep their patients healthy while achieving their quality benchmarks. Great job, Mountain View Pediatrics!

10/01/2025

Greensboro-area providers are invited to an in-person Medicaid Mobile Service Center and listening session with UnitedHealthcare next Wed., Oct. 8. Two one-hour sessions will cover topics practices often ask about – online tools, billing, pre-authorization, and more.

Registration details are available in our latest CCNC newsletter.