ABCD Resources

Title	Description	Date published	Activity	State
Measurement to Support Effective Identification of Children at Risk for Developmental Delay	This State Health Policy Briefing is the third in a series examining the efforts of 19 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to improve identification of children with or at risk for developmental delay. For 15 months, ending in July 2008, these states and territories worked together, with the support of NASHP and the Commonwealth Fund, to make policy and practice changes that supported primary care providers’ use of a validated developmental screening tool as part of well child care.	April 2009	Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation
State Policy Improvements that Support Effective Identification of Children At-Risk for Developmental Delay	The success of the ABCD Initiative provides lessons for states and other entities wishing to improve the quality of health care while controlling costs and improving efficiency. Identifying and implementing key processes to improve state policies affecting screening in primary care are the focus of this brief. ABCD states changed state statutes, state regulations, contracts, provider manuals, Web sites, and other documents that define state policies designed to improve the delivery of child development services.	March 2009	Improving Policy
State Strategies that Support Effective Identification of Children At-Risk for Developmental Delay	In 2007, 19 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia came together to form the Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Screening Academy. They worked, with the support of NASHP, to improve identification of children with or at risk for or with developmental delays.	March 2009	Identifying Children and Families at Risk
Improving Early Childhood Health and Developmental Services Using EPSDT Policy: EPSDT Services and the Coding Conundrum	Joel Bradley, (Americhoice by United Health Care, 2009). This PowerPoint presentation describes the correct coding for EPSDT services and helps readers understand how the correct use of existing coding systems can facilitate EPSDT data tracking and provide opportunities to reward providers for higher screening rates. Dr. Bradely presented this information to EPSDT Coordinators during a webcast of the same name in March 2009.	January 2009	Paying for Improvements
Principles and recommendations for developmental screening	State of California—Health and Human Services Agency, California Department of Public Health (2008). This document summarizes the California Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Center for Family Health's recommendations for developmental screening and early intervention, including identifying available resources and improving language.	December 2008	Improving Policy	California
ABCD Screening Academy Progress Report: Improving the Identification of Young Children At-Risk for Developmental Delay	Jennifer May, NASHP (2008). Since 2000, the Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Initiative has shown that states can take action to facilitate pediatric provider use of a developmental screening tool and that doing so is an important first step in improving the delivery of child development services. The Initiative's partners - NASHP and The Commonwealth Fund - have for the past 18 months conducted the ABCD Screening Academy.	September 2008	Making the Case
District of Columbia Medicaid Referral Form	District of Columbia (2008) This referral form is designed to allow participating providers to specify the reasons for a referral. The form contains a disclosure form for parents to sign to authorize a developemntal screening for their child. Parental permission is reported to Early Intervention and the Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Division so the outcome can be tracked.	May 2008	Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training	District of Columbia
Pediatric Developmental Screening: Understanding and Selecting Screening Instruments	Dennis Drotar, Ph.D., Terry Stancin, Ph.D., and Paul Dworkin, M.D. (2008). This manual helps providers choose and apply the structured screening method that is most appropriate for their practice setting. The manual is based on an extensive review of scientific research on available developmental screening instruments. Part I of the manual is designed to help practitioners define their screening needs. Part II includes a series of guides that compare screening instruments with respect to clinical utility, and sensitivity and specificity in different populations and at various ages.	February 2008	Identifying Children and Families at Risk
Using QI Methods to Spread Improvements in Developmental Services and Well Child Care	Peter Margolis. (2007). PowerPoint presentation for ABCD Screening Academy Learning Session, July 2007. This presentation discusses the evidence supporting QI approaches to improving preventive and developmental care; describes Quality Improvement Science; outlines three models for supporting practice-based improvement; and explains the transition from pilot testing to large scale spread.	December 2007	Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training
Claims Data Cheat Sheet	Colleen Reuland (2007) Cheat sheet for using claims data to measure the percent of children screened to identify developmental concerns.	December 2007	Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation