maternal – The Checkup

30JulJuly 30, 2021

Provider Alert! DSHS Webinar Series on Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Texas

Date: July 28, 2021 Attention: Obstetric Care and Primary Care Providers Training Dates: August 4th, 11th, and 18th 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: The Texas Department of State Health Services’ Maternal and Child Health Unit is hosting a three-part virtual speaker series...

By Texas Children's Health PlanOB/GYNs, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alertmaternal, maternal health outcomes, Mortality, OBGYN, pregnancy, provider alert, webinar0 CommentsRead more...

15OctOctober 15, 2018

Improving Postpartum Hospital Discharge Education

In September 2018, the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force released its latest report on deaths occurring during pregnancy and up to 1 year following the end of pregnancy. Approximately 20% of maternal deaths occurred while the mother was pregnant or during the first 7 days after delivery! Detailed maternal death case reviews revealed that “inadequate knowledge and lack of early recognition of postpartum complication signs frequently contributed to death.”1 Recommendations by the Task Force included that improvements be made...

By Texas Children's Health PlanOB/GYNsdischarge, maternal, Morbidity, Mortality, Obstetrics, Postpartum0 CommentsRead more...

01MayMay 1, 2017

Provider Alert! Screening for Maternal Depression – Essential to Child Well-Being

Effective January 1, 2017, Texas Children’s Health Plan will reimburse providers for maternal depression screening conducted at a well-child visit. Postpartum depression screening utilizing the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale may be reimbursed up to 2 times per member ages 0-6 months, using CPT code 96161. Code 96161 is used to report the use of a standardized instrument to screen for health risks in the caregiver for the benefit of the patient. The reimbursement for this code will be based on...

By Texas Children's Health PlanOB/GYNs, Provider Alert, SpecialistsDepression, Fax Blast, maternal, OB, OBGYN, Obstetrics, Postpartum, provider alert, screening0 CommentsRead more...

23DecDecember 23, 2015

Vaccines and Pregnancy

By Dr. Lisa Hollier, MD MPH Chief Medical Officer Texas Children’s Health Plan Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Director, Health Policy Division, Baylor College of Medicine Pregnant women, along with their fetuses, are particularly vulnerable to vaccine-preventable disease-related complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have made recommendations for adult vaccines and there are two that are directly recommended for administration during pregnancy, four are recommended in pregnancy based on additional risk factors, and two are specifically recommended during the postpartum period (see table)....

By Texas Children's Health PlanOB/GYNsfetal, GBS, group b, gynecologist, gynecology, immunization, influenza, maternal, OB, Obstetrics, pregnancy, RSV, tdap, vaccination, vaccines0 CommentsRead more...

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