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Implementation of a universal screening and follow-up care system for pediatric developmental and behavioral health in federally qualified health center sites.
This study assessed the results of implementing an intervention to increase screening of developmental delays in children at six federally qualified health center (FQHC) sites in Northern California from April 2014 to April 2017. The goals of the intervention were to increase (a) standardized developmental screening at recommended intervals and (b) follow-up care and support for early intervention services. The aim was to optimize each site's screening processes, supported by an automated electronic tablet-based system. Social workers were hired to conduct follow-up clinical assessments, provide psychosocial education and treatment, provide referrals, provide case management support, and collaborate with service partners. During the last year of the intervention, when tablet-based screening was adopted, the sites screened an estimated 6,550 children ages 0-18 at 23 intervals in three domains (developmental, autism, and psychosocial/behavioral), compared to a baseline where they screened children ages 0-3 at four intervals in one domain. Screening rates increased from 65.3% to 75.5% after automation was extended from the first to the second site and continued its’ increase to 91.8% after automation was expanded to the remaining sites. Ranges for follow-up visits were between 74% and 88%.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Frehn JL, Li JN, Liu KR .
Implementation of a universal screening and follow-up care system for pediatric developmental and behavioral health in federally qualified health center sites.
Fam Syst Health 2023 Dec; 41(4):454-66. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000803..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Disabilities, Screening, Implementation
