USDA Awards Over $635,000 in Federal Funding for Telehealth Sites in Rural North Carolina Communities
Greensboro, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06)celebrated the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of $635,886 in federal funding to Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. to implement telehealth sites for rural communities across North Carolina, including in Rockingham County. The project is expected to provide access to mental health and substance use disorder care to over 100,000 North Carolinians.
Read more: Manning Celebrates USDA Funding for Rockingham County Telehealth Sites
The Medicaid reimbursement rates for most behavioral health and traumatic brain injury services are receiving what state health officials are touting as “historic increases” and “transformative.”
The Republican-sponsored state 2023-24 and 2024-25 budgets included a combined $835 million in one-time and recurring funds for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Read more: 'Transformative' rate hikes set for behavioral health providers
Our very own Heather Hedrick, Senior Director of Preventative Care, talked with K-Love’s Bob Dittman recently about all things Daymark.
Read more: Interview With Daymark's Senior Director of Preventative Care
Daymark IT staff were recently presented with an “Excellence In Integration” Award by NextGen Healthcare. The award honored Daymark’s integrative use of the NextGen Healthcare solutions to improve workflows, efficiency, automation and delivery of healthcare services. Furthermore, it highlighted Daymark’s accomplishments in implementing technologies that lead to healthier communities.
Daymark CIO, Jerold Greer, accepted the award on behalf of IT and other teams within the organization who work tirelessly to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery.