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Early Intervention for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families: Participants, Services, and Outcomes |
Kathleen Hebbeler et al. (U.S. Office of Special Education Programs and SRI International, January 2007). Final Report of the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS). This report from the 10-year NEILS summarizes key findings from the study and notes their implications for policy, practice, and additional research. This report finds that children with developmental problems are in poorer health. (From website)
Available online at: http://www.sri.com/neils/pdfs/NEILS_Report_02_07_Final2.pdf
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January 2009 |
Making the Case |
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CAHMI Pediatric Preventive and Developmental Health Care Survey |
(CAHMI, 2007) This survey is part of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) project focused on providing useful information about the preventive and developmental health care delivered to young children (0-3 years old) in the Pediatrics Department at Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW). This survey is designed to gather information on providers' practices, perceptions of, and barriers to preventive and developmental health care for young children.
www.cahmi.org/ |
January 2009 |
Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation |
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Medicaid and SCHIP Quality Practices: Tools, Tips, and Protocols |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) developed a useful kit of quality practices for use in Medicaid and CHIP programs. Quality Tools, Tips and Protocols. A number of resources are available on this website to assist states in enhancing their external quality review activities. Specific tips related to medical chart (or record) reviews are provided.
General information on Medicaid and CHIP Quality Practices is available:
www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidCHIPQualPrac/
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January 2009 |
Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation |
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Fulfilling the Promise: How States Invest in Early Childhood Development under Medicaid and SCHIP |
Department of Health Policy (Washington, DC: George Washington University, 2007) These individual state profiles are a result of an in-depth, nationwide analysis of how states implement the promise of comprehensive preventive pediatric coverage in early childhood development under their Medicaid and SCHIP programs. |
December 2007 |
Paying for Improvements |
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CDC-AAP GrowthChart |
AAP/CDC (2007) The AAP and CDC have developed a poster that outlines developmental milestones on one side and height on the other (it is a developmental growth chart). The poster includes the new AAP recommendations for screening (9, 18, 24/30 months for general developmental and 18 and 24 months for autism-specific). Spanish and English language versions are included. Link to Growth Chart
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December 2007 |
Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training |
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Medicaid 96110/96111 code reimbursement amounts by state |
Medicaid 96110/96111 code reimbursement amounts by carrier and state. Accessed and compiled by Dr. Michelle Macias, September 2007. |
September 2007 |
Paying for Improvements |
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Investing in Infants and Toddlers: The Economics of Early Childhood |
Kimberly Lucas. (Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center, September 2006). This article outlines current economic research, its application within the field of child development, and ways in which early childhood professionals and economists can join forces to advocate for greater investment in program s that support infants, toddlers, and their families. (From Overview)
http://www.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/The_Economics_of_Early_Childho... |
September 2006 |
Paying for Improvements |
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Building the Foundation for Bright Futures: Final Report of the NGA Task Force on School Readiness |
(Washington, DC: National Governor’s Association, 2005). This report highlights how states are leading the way in promoting school readiness and shows that there already exists much on which to build. This report presents different options for state action and provides a policy framework for coordinating state decisions across programs and agencies. (From Foreword)
http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0501TaskForceReadiness.pdf
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December 2005 |
Engaging Leaders: Establishing and Effectively Using a Stakeholder Committee |
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The Role of State Public Health in Perinatal Depression |
ASTHO. (2005). ASTHO Maternal and Child Heatlh Fact Sheet provides an overview of perinatal depression and describes federal and state roles in addressing this as a public health issue. |
December 2005 |
Engaging Leaders: Establishing and Effectively Using a Stakeholder Committee |
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BCAP Toolkit: Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care |
Purvi Kobawala Smith. (Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies. October 2005). This toolkit reflects the experiences of the Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care workgroup - 10 health plans and a primary care case management program - that collaborated to develop best practices for enhancing child development services. (From web Summary)
http://www.chcs.org/publications3960/publications_show.htm?doc_id=300749 |
October 2005 |
Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training |
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