February 17th Lunch & Learn Webinar Recording

February Lunch & Learn Webinar
Tired of Turnover: Engaging Your Workforce Today

On February 17th NCMGMA and NCMS members heard from Founder and CEO of Matchwell, Robert Crowe, and Matchwell’s Director of Clinical and Quality, Bree Becker, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-MNN. This session focused on healthcare staffing trends and participants heard new strategies to engage with employees, making retention a byproduct for your practice.

Thank you to Matchwell and to all of our webinar participants.

Use the blue button links below to access the webinar recording and handouts.

Webinar Recording

Webinar Handouts

UPDS: COVID-19 Practice Protocols Report

COVID-19 Practice Protocols Report

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the NCMS, the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association and Curi have been sending surveys regularly to our members to track the impact the pandemic is having on your practice. Thank you to everyone who consistently responds to this survey! Your participation allows us – and you – to get a snapshot of where medical practices in North Carolina are financially, with PPE supplies, telehealth and staffing among other issues. This valuable data helps inform our advocacy and resource development on your behalf.

The most recent survey examined trends in medical practice protocols in response to the pandemic, comparing how office procedures have evolved over time. View the survey data comparison at the button link below.

COVID-19 Practice Protocols Report

Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to complete these surveys. This data is made possible because of your participation.

Urgent Practice Data Survey 2020 Summary Report

On March 29th, NCMGMA, NCMS and Curi started distributing the same set of questions to a collective e-distribution list on a weekly basis. The goal: to garner a snapshot of North Carolina’s healthcare practices as we moved through the coronavirus pandemic.

The graphs and charts offer a 2020 snapshot of the financial concerns, staffing issues, access to PPE, use of telehealth and other ongoing challenges you face.

Thank you to everyone who routinely completed — and who continues to complete — the survey as we carry on with collecting this valuable data at regular intervals. All three organizations have used the information to develop resources to help you and to advocate on your behalf with policymakers.

Please follow the button link to view our 2020 data summary report.

2020 UPDS Data Summary Report

A Note About the Urgent Practice Data Survey
The information and data collected has been compiled and used anonymously to better understand the most acute and immediate needs and to establish any trends to inform our policymakers on behalf of the physicians, PAs, practice administrators and the patients of North Carolina. Thank you to all of our members and practices who have contributed to these report-out results.

Urgent Practice Data Survey: Week of January 18th

Week of January 18th
New! Vaccination Questions Included in This Week’s Survey Your response is needed!

NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi continue working together to gather essential practice information from administrators and clinicians across North Carolina relative to the current COVID crisis. 

To support this effort, we are continuing to send a brief e-survey now bi-weekly with the same tracking questions and we ask that you please complete this survey when you receive it in your inbox.

Take the survey now

In addition, we may send out short surveys intermittently throughout the next few months to gather information on specific issues – everything from PPE to staffing to best practices. The information and data you share will be compiled and used anonymously to better understand your most acute and immediate needs and to establish any trends to inform our policymakers and legislative initiatives on behalf of the physicians, PAs, practice administrators, and patients of North Carolina.    We know this is a stressful and uncertain time, but by taking less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, you are allowing us to better respond to and represent your needs. Please click the link above to take this short survey and help us work together to battle back against this healthcare crisis.   Thank you for your time and for your commitment to your communities. We’re in this together and are proud to support you and your practice through this tumultuous season.   Your Colleagues at NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi

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Please click on the links below to access the Urgent Practice Data Survey Summary and Data Trends reporting:

Urgent Practice Data Survey – Summary Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Trends Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – NC Practice Financial Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Telehealth Data Summary Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Reopening NC Healthcare Practice Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Practice Well-being Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Sixteen Week Summary Report

Urgent Practice Data Survey: Week of November 23rd

Updated Survey
Week of November 23rd
Your response is needed!

NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi continue working together to gather essential practice information from administrators and clinicians across North Carolina relative to the COVID-19 crisis. 

To support this effort, we are continuing to send a brief e-survey once a month with the same tracking questions and we ask that you please complete this survey when you receive it in your inbox.

Click here to take the survey now

In addition to the monthly tracking survey, we also will be sending out short surveys intermittently throughout the next few months to gather information on specific issues – everything from PPE to staffing to best practices. The information and data you share will be compiled and used anonymously to better understand your most acute and immediate needs and to establish any trends to inform our policymakers and legislative initiatives on behalf of the physicians, PAs, practice administrators, and patients of North Carolina.

We know this is a stressful and uncertain time, but by taking less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, you are allowing us to better respond to and represent your needs. Please click the link above to take this short survey and help us work together to battle back against this healthcare crisis.  Thank you for your time and for your commitment to your communities. We’re in this together and are proud to support you and your practice through this tumultuous season. Your Colleagues at the NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi

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Please click on the links below to access the Urgent Practice Data Survey Summary and Data Trends reporting:

Urgent Practice Data Survey – Summary Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Trends Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – NC Practice Financial Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Telehealth Data Summary Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Reopening NC Healthcare Practice Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Practice Well-being Report
Urgent Practice Data Survey – Sixteen Week Summary Report

Urgent Practice Data Survey: Week of September 28th

Updated Survey for the Week of September 28th

Your response is needed!

NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi continue working together to gather essential practice information from administrators and clinicians across North Carolina relative to the COVID-19 crisis.

To support this effort, we are continuing to send a brief e-survey once a month with the same tracking questions and we ask that you please complete this survey when you receive it in your inbox.

Click here to take the survey now

In addition to the monthly tracking survey, we also will be sending out short surveys intermittently throughout the next few months to gather information on specific issues – everything from PPE to staffing to best practices. The information and data you share will be compiled and used anonymously to better understand your most acute and immediate needs and to establish any trends to inform our policymakers and legislative initiatives on behalf of the physicians, PAs, practice administrators, and patients of North Carolina.
We know this is a stressful and uncertain time, but by taking less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, you are allowing us to better respond to and represent your needs. Please click the link above to take this short survey and help us work together to battle back against this healthcare crisis.

Thank you for your time and for your commitment to your communities. We’re in this together and are proud to support you and your practice through this tumultuous season.

Your Colleagues at the NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi

Urgent Practice Data Survey: Week of August 31st

Updated Survey for the Week of August 31st

Your response is needed!

NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi continue working together to gather essential practice information from administrators and clinicians across North Carolina relative to the COVID-19 crisis.

To support this effort, we are continuing to send a brief e-survey once a month with the same tracking questions and we ask that you please complete this survey when you receive it in your inbox.

Click here to take the survey now

In addition to the monthly tracking survey, we also will be sending out short surveys intermittently throughout the next few months to gather information on specific issues – everything from PPE to staffing to best practices. The information and data you share will be compiled and used anonymously to better understand your most acute and immediate needs, and to establish any trends to inform our policymakers and legislative initiatives on behalf of the physicians, PAs, practice administrators and patients of North Carolina.

We know this is a stressful and uncertain time, but by taking less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, you are allowing us to better respond to and represent your needs. Please click the link above to take this short survey and help us work together to battle back against this healthcare crisis.

Thank you for your time and for your commitment to your communities. We’re in this together and are proud to support you and your practice through this tumultuous season.

Your Colleagues at the NCMGMA, NCMS, and Curi

Need Help with Supplies/Staffing? There is a Process!

For any practices struggling with supplies of PPE or other clinical equipment, as well as staffing — there is a support pathway for practices to follow if you need emergency assistance from the state. If a practice has an emergency need that they are unable to supply privately:

1. The practice should first call the County Emergency Management Team for your area.
2. The Emergency Management team will first attempt to source the need locally and if unable, will they send the request to the State Emergency Management Office.
3. The state will then coordinate its efforts with the eight regional NC Healthcare Preparedness Coalitions* to address the requested need. [As you may know, these regional coalitions have been in place for some years, working under the auspices of the state emergency management program. Some NC practices may previously have worked with them in the wake of recent natural disasters, etc.] The applicable regional coalition will then communicate with the practice and work with them in an attempt to source the supply.

*NCDHHS has indicated that it will soon provide additional information as to how to contact the NC Healthcare Preparedness Coalitions assigned to your geographic area and how collaboration with those coalitions will be facilitated. As soon as we receive that information, NCMGMA will share it with our membership.