The Connecticut ABCD Screening Academy Project improved the quality of preventive pediatric care by enhancing expectations of providers participating in their EPSDT program. Connecticut developed policies to help pediatric practices implement AAP-recommended screenings and to connect children identified through screening to needed resources. Connecticut also developed a plan for a statewide system of structured screening and to ensure that policies are implemented across all practice settings.
Specifically, the ABCD Screening Academy in Connecticut improved developmental screening by:
- Revising policies to allow for the 96110 to be billed on the same day as a well child visit or an evaluation and management (E & M) visit, revising reimbursement rates, and implementing a Pay for Performance (P4P) program.
- Sustaining structured developmental screening by partnering with the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI) and the Help Me Grow Initiative to revise the Educating Practice in their Communities (EPIC) model to reflect the changes in Medicaid policy and working directly with physician's offices to spread the word about these changes.
