Publications

The NCIOM produces task force reports, issue briefs, and the North Carolina Medical Journal.
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Issue Brief: Health Care Workforce – Current Status, Looking Forward, and Possible Solutions
Time for Action: Securing A Strong Nursing Workforce for North Carolina
2023 Annual Impact Update
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2021 NCIOM Annual Report

Published December 22, 2021

Read NCIOM’s 2021 Annual Report for details on our work over the past year, upcoming task forces, North Carolina Medical Journal highlights, and more.

COVID-19 and the Carolinas Part IV: State Responses and Federal Legislation to Address the Crisis

Published April 6, 2021

On March 11, the country marked one year since the COVID-19 crisis was declared a pandemic. Over half a million Americans have died from the virus in that time with…

COVID-19 and the Carolinas Part III: State Responses and Federal Legislation to Address the Crisis

Published February 16, 2021

The United States Congress passed a fourth piece of legislation on December 21, 2020, which was signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020, to address some of the health,…

2021 North Carolina Child Health Report Card

Published February 16, 2021

North Carolina’s latest Child Health Report Card gives the state high marks for children’s health coverage, but also points out some troubling trends. North Carolina earned failing grades in several…

2020 NCIOM Annual Report

Published December 7, 2020

Read NCIOM’s 2020 Annual Report for details on our work over the past year, from completing an unprecedented four task forces to convening stakeholders with NC DHHS to create a…

2020 Update on Implementation of Recommendations from 2013 Task Force on Children’s Preventive Oral Health Services

Published November 10, 2020

In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asked states to develop a plan to increase the proportion of children ages 1 – 20 enrolled in Medicaid or…

2020 Update on Implementation of Recommendations from 2013 Report on the Affordable Care Act

Published October 30, 2020

In March 2010, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA was enacted to address certain fundamental problems with…

Improving Serious Illness Care in North Carolina

Published June 11, 2020

The Task Force on Serious Illness Care recognized that, with rising rates of many serious and chronic conditions in our state, it is crucially important to develop a system and…

COVID-19 and the Carolinas Part II: State Responses and Federal Legislation to Address the Crisis

Published May 20, 2020

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine and the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and state and federal actions to address the…

Assuring Accessible Communication for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind Individuals in Health Settings

Published April 30, 2020

The Task Force on Access to Health Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was convened, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division…

COVID-19 and the Carolinas: State Responses and Federal Legislation to Address the Crisis

Published April 8, 2020

The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of the world to a halt. Increasing infection rates have led to stronger state and local actions to impose social distancing on…

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies: Building a Risk-Appropriate Perinatal System of Care for North Carolina

Published April 7, 2020

The NCIOM Perinatal System of Care Task Force was convened, in partnership with the North Carolina Division of Public Health and NC DHHS, to respond to Session Law 2018-93 and…