- If you’re interested in tuning into this morning’s Health and Human Services (HHS) committee meeting, it’s still going strong.
Click here to access the audio.
Today’s topics that have been discussed so far are:
- Get your flu shot! This year’s prevalence rate is slightly above last year, and peak season for influenza hasn’t hit just yet.
- After years of construction mishaps, Cherry and Broughton Hospitals are adding more inpatient psychiatric beds.
- An overview of North Carolina’s Health Information Exchange, (HIE) a tool that collects data from patients’ electronic health records to identify population health trends, and find more cost-effective ways to deliver care for Medicaid patients.
More details to come on mental health reform and the opioid crisis…
