Care Coordination – Healthy Child Development State Resource Center

April 2021: State Medicaid Policies for Children’s Developmental Screenings

April 12, 2021/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, Developmental Screening, Healthy Child Development, Improving Policy, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive, Screening Tools /by kevina

During the pandemic, it’s critical for providers to conduct developmental screenings during well-child visits, even if done through telehealth. Nearly every state Medicaid program reimburses providers for conducting developmental screenings, and NASHP’s newly updated interactive map highlights each state’s screening policy. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to Elinor Higgins.

March 2021: State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening at Well-Child Visits

March 8, 2021/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Improving Policy, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive, Screening Tools /by kevina

With maternal health and healthy child development inextricably linked, an increasingly number of states have policies enabling Medicaid providers to conduct maternal depression screenings during well-child visits. NASHP’s updated map, State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening During Well-Child Visits highlights each state’s policies for screenings during well-child visits, reimbursements, and policy trends. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to Elinor Higgins.

October 2020: Infographic Shows Impact of ACEs on Early Childhood Development

October 5, 2020/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, Healthy Child Development, Improving Policy, Medicaid, Primary Medical Care, Referral Forms, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

This month, NASHP features an infographic from the National Institute for Health Care Management on Early Childhood Development and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). COVID-19 is increasing the economic, social, and environmental stressors that children and families experience. This infographic explores the impact of ACEs on health and well-being and outlines actionable strategies to support healthy child development. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

August 2020: States Standardize Referral Forms for Young Children

August 3, 2020/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, Healthy Child Development, Primary Medical Care, Referral Forms, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

This month, we feature NASHP’s updated map, States with Standardized Referral Forms. Standardized referral forms shared across a state can make screening, effective referral, care coordination, and feedback loops – which are critical to ensure that children with identified needs receive the care they need – more seamless. As indicated in the updated map, more states are creating standardized referral forms to facilitate this process. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

July 2020: Resources to Help Prevent and Address Adverse Childhood Experiences

July 6, 2020/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, COVID-19, Healthy Child Development, Improving Policy, Measurement, Primary Medical Care, Referral Forms, Resource of the Month Archive, Screening Tools California /by kevina

This month, we feature Resources to Help Prevent and Address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs are potentially traumatic events during childhood — exacerbated by COVID-19 — that are associated with worsened health in adulthood. This page features screening tools and resources for policymakers, providers, and others working to prevent ACEs and address their impact. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

November 2019: Final Report of the First 1,000 Days Preventive Pediatric Care Clinical Advisory Group.

November 4, 2019/in Care Coordination, Developmental Screening, Engaging Families, Healthy Child Development, Medicaid, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

This month, we feature NY State’s Final Report of the First 1,000 Days Preventive Pediatric Care Clinical Advisory Group. Learn what NY is doing to address preventive primary care for children and improve population health by implementing innovative early childhood policies and programs through budget appropriations, executive orders, and legislative initiatives. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

Primary Care Behavioral Health Screening Toolkit for the MassHealth Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI)

July 29, 2019/in Autism, Care Coordination, Developmental Screening, Healthy Child Development, Making the Case, Medicaid, Primary Medical Care, Referral Forms, Screening Tools Massachusetts /by admin

MassHealth, 2010. This toolkit provides suggestions for how to implement standardized behavioral health screening tools, guidance on clinical issues related to the screening – such as how to manage the screening within the well-child visit and how to respond to an identified risk of a behavioral health concern – and information about several of the most commonly used MassHealth-approved screening tools.

The Role of Title V in Developmental Screening

January 23, 2017/in Care Coordination, Developmental Screening, Federal, Healthy Child Development, Measurement, Title V / Maternal and Child Health Oregon /by admin

The Role of Title V in Developmental Screening

EDOPC Developmental Screening and Referral

May 3, 2016/in Care Coordination, Developmental Screening, Part C Early Intervention, Pediatrician, Primary Medical Care, Service Linkage, Spreading Results Illinois /by admin

Enhancing Developmentally Oriented Primary Care (EDOPC). This resource provides an outline and PowerPoint slide images of the Developmental Screening and Referral program, a 1.5 hour presentation designed to be presented in the office/clinic setting to all staff by a trained healthcare provider.

Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia Referral Form

May 3, 2016/in Care Coordination, Referral Forms, Spreading Results Virginia /by admin

Referral consent form for physicians to complete when referring a child to early intervention. Includes option for providers to indicate the feedback they want to receive from the early intervention program in response to the referral.

April 2021: State Medicaid Policies for Children’s Developmental Screenings

March 2021: State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening at Well-Child Visits

October 2020: Infographic Shows Impact of ACEs on Early Childhood Development

August 2020: States Standardize Referral Forms for Young Children

July 2020: Resources to Help Prevent and Address Adverse Childhood Experiences

November 2019: Final Report of the First 1,000 Days Preventive Pediatric Care Clinical Advisory Group.

Primary Care Behavioral Health Screening Toolkit for the MassHealth Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI)

The Role of Title V in Developmental Screening

EDOPC Developmental Screening and Referral

Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia Referral Form

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