Procedures – The Checkup

Provider Alert! Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM) Updates for Obstetric Services

Updated on: December 17, 2021 Attention: Obstetric Care Providers Effective Date: July 1, 2021 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event. TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Effective July 1, 2021, The Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) updated the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual, Gynecological, Obstetrics, and Family Planning Title...

Cesarean Delivery

This article presents new research and strategies to safely reduce the rate of primary Cesarean delivery. One out of three deliveries is by Cesarean. In certain situations, Cesarean can be life-saving for both mother and baby. But Cesarean deliveries aslo carry greater risks for mothers—research has shown that women who deliver their first baby by cesarean are more likely to need blood transfusions and be admitted to the ICU than women who have a vaginal delivery. In addition, after that first...

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