Idaho AAP

Great News

Coeur D’Alene Pediatrics receives Level 3 NCQA Recognition

We are happy to share that all three of Coeur D’Alene Pediatrics’ clinics (Coeur D’Alene, Post Falls, and Hayden) received Level 3 NCQA recognition this month for their outstanding work on Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). This is the first private Pediatric practice in the state of Idaho to receive this distinction. The group focused efforts on Well Child Care as well as treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder and Asthma. They also involved Family Partners to gather input on ways to make their care more family centered. For more information on their practice visit their website at www.cdapeds.com. Congratulations Cd’A Peds!!!

Calendar

Idaho Child Passenger Safety Technician Update

  • June 14
    Meridian City Hall
    33 E. Broadway Avenue
    Meridian, Idaho 83642
  • CEU credits will be available
  • Update Topics include:
    • CPS Technician Tool Kit
    • LATCH Update
    • Hands-On Car Seat Activities
  • See Brochure ››

Summer Business Meeting

  • June 27
    Cottonwood Grille
    913 W. River St. Boise, Idaho 83702
  • Guests are welcome
    Please RSVP by June 15th
    idahoaap@gmail.com

Immunization Summit 2013
Immunization Summit 2013

baby health informationThree free text messages are sent directly to your patient's cell phone each week, timed to the due date or baby's birthday. Messages start at pregnancy and go through the baby's first year. Tips include information on prenatal and infant care, immunizations, postpartum depression, nutrition, oral health, quit smoking, safety and more.

Text BABY to 511411

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childhood obesity

Childhood Obesity — How can you help?

Childhood obesity rates are increasing at an alarming rate and studies are linking obesity to the leading causes of premature death including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. As Pediatricians, it is time to address childhood obesity as leaders in children's health.

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Coding Questions & Resources

baby health information
  • Submit Coding Questions (website)
    If you're not logged in to MyAAP, the system will prompt you to enter your user ID and password. The navigation for this link is to click the blue tab at the top left of the AAP website that says "Professional Resources." From there, click "Practice Support" and then scroll down to the heading that reads, "Financing and Payment." The third link under this heading says, "Coding Resources." When you go to that page, you'll see the "Coding Questions/Coding Hotline Form" link on the right.
  • Coding Resources (website)

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Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2012 Idaho Chapter Award Recipients
    • Pediatrician of the Year – Angie Beauchaine
    • Jerry Hirschfeld Child Advocates of the Year – Kate Muldoon
    • Organization of the Year – Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare: Medicaid Division

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Child Abuse Prevention

Abuse Prevention

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Child Passenger Seat Safety

Child Passenger Seat Safety

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concussions

Concussions

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Electronic Health Records

Electronic Health Records

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Immunizations

Immunizations

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Medicaid Incentive Program

Medicaid Incentive Program

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Obesity

Obesity

  • Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood (pdf)
    A new resource summarizes key points from a recent Grantmakers in Health Issue Dialogue discussing health weight in early childhood. Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood includes actions that health professionals and child care professionals, federal programs, and others should pursue in the areas of growth monitoring, physical activity, healthy eating, marketing and screen time, and sleep.
  • Childhood ADHD Increases Risk of Adult Obesity (website)
    The study, Obesity in Men with Childhood ADHD: A 33-Year Controlled, Prospective, Follow-up Study, in the June 2013 issue of Pediatrics found that men with childhood ADHD are twice as likely to experience higher BMI and obesity rates in adulthood than men without childhood ADHD.
  • The new standards on preventing childhood obesity are now available! (pdf)
    These updated standards will be a part of the comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Pro grams, Third Edition (CFOC, 3rd Ed.) to be released in 2011. The standards are for all types of early care and education settings—centers and family child care homes.

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Teen Relationships

Teen Relationships

Sherry speaks at National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month Conference

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