Resources for Practices

• Policy Statements
• Resources
• Tools Created by D-PIP Practices

The following resources and tools are helpful for practices providing developmental surveillance and screening.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); Council on Children With Disabilities, Section on Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Bright Futures Steering Committee and Medical Home Initiatives for Children With Special Needs Project Advisory Committee. Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening. Pediatrics. 2006;118(1):405-420.

American Academy of Pediatrics; Council on Children With Disabilities. Role of the Medical Home in Family-Centered Early Intervention Services. Pediatrics. 2007;120(5):1153-1158.

American Academy of Pediatrics; Council on Children With Disabilities. Care Coordination in the Medical Home: Integrating Health and Related Systems of Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics. 2005; 116(5):1238-1244.

96110/96111 Payment by State 

AAP Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care. Pediatrics. Elk Grove Village, IL. American Academy of Pediatrics;2000

Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Program
 This program is designed to assist states in improving the delivery of early child development services for low-income children and their families. The Screening Academy is based off of the Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Program, also funded by Commonwealth Fund and administered by NASHP.

Bright Futures
The overall goal of the AAP Bright Futures Education Center is to revise Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents and accompanying materials, to develop new materials, and to promote implementation efforts among health care professionals, public/private partners with key child health constituencies, and communities and families.

CDC's Child Development (CDC)
This resource provides information about the Child Development Studies Team’s major projects and activities, public health issues in child development, and child development milestones. It also provides access to downloadable Positive Parenting Tips, links to more information, resources, and a list of their partners in promoting child development.

Center for Medical Home Improvement (CMHI)
The mission of the Center for Medical Home Improvement is to establish and support networks of parent/professional teams to improve the quality of primary care medical homes for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.

Child Development: The Science and Practice of Catching Problems Early (Web Conference)
Presenters: Edward L. Schor, MD; Paul H. Dworkin, MD; Marian F. Earls, MD
This Web conference discusses barriers to screening, the role of the child health provider in the early detection of children at risk for poor developmental outcomes, and differences between screening and assessmen. Visit the Commonwealth Fund Web site to download the presentations.

The Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries.

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Online (DB Peds)
This site for professionals interested in child development and behavior, especially in the medical setting. It focuses on primary care development and behavior, especially early identification and screening. The learning section features the Toolbox, which links to special article features, keywords, and evidence. Their handouts include both original and borrowed material, suitable for parents.

Developmental Screening Practice Initiatives Bibliography 

Developmental Screening Tool Kit—Children's Hospital of Boston
This site is for primary care providers considering or planning to start screening children for developmental needs using a validated tool.

Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation Project (D-PIP)
The D-PIP selected 17 primary care pediatric practices from around the country (representing private practice, community based health centers, and residency programs) to implement the AAP policy statement “Identifying Infants and Young Children with Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening.” The project aims to determine if the algorithm can be implemented into pediatric practice, recognize strategies for implementing the algorithm, and examine outcomes of implementing the algorithm.

First Signs, Inc
The mission of First Signs is to promote the early identification of, and intervention for, autism and other developmental disorders.

Healthy Development Learning Collaborative
The goal of the Healthy Development Learning Collaborative is to improve preventive and developmental care for children up to 5 years of age.  The Healthy Development Collaborative supports primary care practices in engaging families in a partnership that meets the families’ need to promote positive developmental and psychosocial outcomes for their children.

Healthy Steps for Young Children
Healthy Steps for Young Children (Healthy Steps) is a national initiative that focuses on the importance of the first three years of life. Healthy Steps emphasizes a close relationship between health care professionals and parents in addressing the physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and development of children from birth to age 3.

Integrating Screening and the Medical Home 
A factsheet for providers about the importance of screening, surveillance and integrating them into a Medical Home.

Letter to Carrier Regarding Developmental Screening/CPT Code 96110 

The National Academy for State Health Policy
NASHP conducts policy analysis; provides training and technical assistance to states; produces informational resources; and convenes state, regional, and national forums.

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
The mission of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to promote the health of babies, children, and adults, and enhance the potential for full, productive living. NCBDDD's work includes identifying the causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities, helping children to develop and reach their full potential, and promoting health and well-being among people of all ages with disabilities.

A National Conversation—Developmental Screening and Referral: Promising Practice for Coordination of Services"
A Webinar sponsored by the National Medical Home Autism Initiative, American Academy of Pediatrics, and National Early Childhood Technical Assistance.

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - Early Intervention
This page provides a wide range of information and sources of assistance regarding early intervention, including resources by state, key agencies involved with EI, and tools and materials for parents and providers.

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
The center supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Screening Tools Grid
This grid lists available screening tools and information about each including a short description, age range, number of questions, etc.

Tracking, Referral and Assessment Center for Excellence (TRACE)
The major goal of TRACE is to identify and promote the use of evidence-based practices and models for improving child find, referral, early identification, and eligibility determination for infants, toddlers, and young children with developmental delays or disabilities who are eligible for early intervention or preschool special education.

Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP)
VCHIP supports clinicians in their efforts to improve care by providing a centralized resource for quality improvement.

Boys Town CME Proposal