Publications

The NCIOM produces task force reports, issue briefs, and the North Carolina Medical Journal.
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Advancing Understanding: An Updated Opioid Research Agenda for North Carolina
Building North Carolina’s Direct Care Workforce
Primer: Understanding Medicaid in North Carolina
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Analysis of NC 2-1-1 No Wrong Door Callers

Published June 4, 2019

In a new issue brief, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, in partnership with the United Way of North Carolina and the Division of Aging and Adult Services of the…

Guide to Accountable Care Communities

Published May 1, 2019

Partnering to Improve Health: A Guide to Starting an Accountable Care Community provides information for those thinking about developing an Accountable Care Community model for community partnership to address the…

Partnering to Improve Health: Developing Accountable Care Communities in North Carolina

Published April 4, 2019

In 2018, with funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and The Duke Endowment, the NCIOM convened the Task Force on Accountable Care Communities to make recommendations that encourage the development…

2019 North Carolina Child Health Report Card

Published February 20, 2019

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. The rate of youth suicide in the…

2018 Annual Report

Published December 10, 2018

Read the 2018 annual report to learn about our work over the past year.

2018 Update to the Rural Health Action Plan

Published August 1, 2018

This publication provides updates on the progress made toward implementing the recommendations in the task force’s 2014 report, “North Carolina Rural Health Action Plan.” Task Force on Rural Health North…

2018 Update to the Task Force on Behavioral Health Services for the Military and Their Families Report

Published June 20, 2018

This publication provides updates on the progress made toward implementing the recommendations in the task force’s 2011 report, “Honoring Their Service: A Report of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine…

Issue Brief: Recruitment and Retention of the Rural Health Workforce

Published June 19, 2018

One in five North Carolinians lives in a rural community, and while rural and urban residents have similar health care needs, many rural communities experience shortages of key health professionals. …

2018 North Carolina Child Health Report Card

Published February 20, 2018

This annual publication raises awareness of the health of North Carolina’s children by summarizing data on important child health indicators. The NCIOM, in collaboration with NC Child, produces the report…

Issue Brief: Impact of the Individual Mandate Penalty Repeal

Published January 30, 2018

In December 2017, the United States Congress passed a sweeping new tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the largest such legislation since the 1980’s.  The bill contains many…

2017 Annual Report

Published January 10, 2018

Read NCIOM’s 17 Annual Report for details on our work over the past year.

Metrics to Drive Improvements in Health: A Report of the Task Force on Health Care Analytics

Published October 13, 2017

In 2016, the NCIOM convened the “Task Force of Health Care Analytics” at the request of the Division of Health Benefits of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human…