Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 45
MEDICAID: 'Toolkit' Improves Developmental Delay Care
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Article Overview
This article describes a Center for Health Care Strategies toolkit for Medicaid managed care and related organizations aimed at strengthening developmental delay care for young children. It outlines broad best-practice areas such as service delivery improvement, outreach, provider partnerships, reimbursement approaches, referral processes, and operational workflow. The piece is relevant to Medicaid plans, pediatric primary care practices, and administrators looking for general guidance on quality improvement efforts related to child development services.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps health plans and clinicians understand the scope of a Medicaid quality-improvement resource focused on early identification and better coordination of developmental services for children.
What You Will Learn
- The general purpose of a Medicaid managed care toolkit for child development services
- Broad categories of best practices for improving developmental screening and service delivery
- How health plans may approach outreach, provider collaboration, and workflow improvement
- Why reimbursement and incentive strategies are discussed in the context of quality improvement
- Who may find this type of Medicaid developmental services guidance useful
Who Should Read This
- Medicaid managed care organizations
- Health plan administrators
- Pediatric primary care practices
- Quality improvement staff
- Child health program managers
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