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Provider Alert!
03Jun

Provider Alert! Revision to Makena Authorization Request Form 1345 Scheduled for June 10

Date: June 3, 2022 Attention: OB-GYN Providers Effective Date: June 10, 2022 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:  On June 10, 2022, Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will revise the Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection) authorization request form because the brand name Makena 250...

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Provider Alert!
17Sep

Provider Alert! Postpartum Care Visit Update for CHIP Perinate

Date: September 13, 2021 Attention: Obstetric Care Providers Effective Date: December 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan will align with Texas Medicaid Providers Procedure Manual (TMPPM) for CPT Code 59430. Effective December 1, 2021 postpartum visit code 59430...

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Provider Alert!
10Sep

Provider Alert! Provider Reminder, Labor and Delivery Inpatient Information 

Date: October 4, 2021 Attention: Obstetric Care Providers and Hospitals Effective Date:  Informational notice only 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:  Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) allows for up to three days prior to a delivery in addition to the federally mandated days after...

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11Jun

OB/GYN appointment availability standards

What are appointment availability standards? How do you as a provider with Texas Children’s Health Plan play a role? In 2015 Senate Bill 760 passed, requiring Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to monitor the provider networks of managed care organizations. Texas Children’s Health Plan would like to ensure members are able to schedule appointments with providers in accordance with the HHSC’s appointment accessibility guidelines.                   **Texas Children’s Health Plan periodically surveys each participating provider to ensure that members are able to...

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26May

Best practices to boost postpartum appointments

RELATE DISCUSS the importance of the postpartum visit with your patient during her pregnancy DISTRIBUTE the Texas Children’s Health Plan Postpartum Checklist to your patients in the late third trimester MOTIVATE INCLUDE Texas Children’s Health Plan postpartum visit information in your practice welcome packet INFORM your patients about the Texas Children’s Health Plan value-added service they qualify for by attending their postpartum visit TRACK your appointment success rate (the percentage of your patients who get the postpartum check between 21-56 days) SET A DATE SCHEDULE the postpartum visit...

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22May

Be a HEDIS HERO for your pregnant patients

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a non-profit organization that measures the quality of healthcare across large populations. NCQA does this through its Health Effectiveness and Data Set, also known as HEDIS. HEDIS ‘Measures’ are a set of evidence based standards that Texas Children’s Health Plan is committed to improving upon in order to provide the best care for our members. Making changes across your patient population is easier than you think! In fact, you can become a HEDIS...

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05Jan

A suitable timeline for prenatal and postpartum care

Timely prenatal and postpartum care is an important component of successful health outcomes for women and their babies, as well as a measure of quality care. Prenatal visit The first prenatal visit must be rendered in the first trimester or during the first 42 days of enrollment into the health plan to meet the standards set forth by Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). Postpartum visit In order for the visit to qualify as a postpartum visit, it must include documentation in the...

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12Jun

Texas Becomes 4th State to Launch Universal Baby Box University Program to Equip New Parents to give their Babies a Healthy Start in Life

Encourage your patients to be a part of the Baby Box movement, which promotes safe sleep for infants! Texas has become the 4th state to launch Baby Box University, which helps new parents give their babies a healthy start in life. The Baby Box program is designed to encourage mothers to get prenatal care and promote a good relationship between moms-to-be and their doctors. By completing an online syllabus through the company’s educational platform, Baby Box University, all new and expecting...

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24May

The Texas Clinician’s Postpartum Depression Toolkit

A new resource for screening, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum depression. Click here to view this helpful resource for postpartum depression: http://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/sites/default/files/pdf/the_texas_clinicians_postpartum_depression_toolkit%20FINAL.pdf

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01May

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...

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