PREVENTION IS THE ANSWER: THE ONE VOICE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION IN NORTH CAROLINA

NCIOM Annual Meeting on Implementing Health Reform

Posted: June 29th, 2010

The NCIOM 2010 Annual Meeting: Implementing Health Reform in North Carolina will be held on August 25th in Raleigh.  Please see the agenda below.  To register for the event, please click on the following link:   http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2xaipgb6844a14a

Agenda
8:00-9:00 am       Registration
9:00-10:00 am     Overview of Health Reform
10:00-12:00 pm   Breakout Sessions

  • Prevention for the Health of North Carolina: How Can We Use Prevention to Improve Population Health?
  • Transformation of the Health Care System: New Models of Care and Payment Methodologies Focusing on Primary and Acute Care
  • Expanding Coverage to the Uninsured: Medicaid Expansion and Health Insurance Exchanges

12:00-2:00 pm Lunch and Keynote Address
          Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker-Lanier Cansler, CPA
          Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services

          Keynote: Health Reform-A View from the Federal Level  
          Cindy Mann, JD
          Director, Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
          US Department of Health and Human Services

 2:00-4:00 pm Breakout Sessions

  • Transformation of the Health Care System: New Models of Care and Payment Methodologies Focusing on Long-Term Care
  • Provider Supply: Do We Have Enough Health Professionals to Meet the New Demand?
  • HIT and Quality

4:00-6:00 Reception

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THE ONE VOICE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION IN NORTH CAROLINA
A collaboration with the Governor's Institute on Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Inc. Funded wholly or in part by the federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Fund (CFDA #93.959) as a project of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse Services.