Monthly Archives: December 2017

Iowa EPSDT Care for Kids Program Has a Newly Revised Periodicity Schedule

EPSDT Care for Kids is Iowa’s federally mandated Medicaid program for kids. The Periodicity Schedule serves as the core of Iowa's EPSDT program. It gives health care providers a regular schedule for visits and screenings to assure the physical, mental, social, emotional and behavioral health of children from birth to age 21. An article about…
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Should Your Practice Have an Early Childhood Development Intervention?

Review of “Primary Care Interventions for Early Childhood Development: A Systematic Review” Jenny Radesky, MD reviewing Peacock-Chambers E et al. Pediatrics 2017 Nov 14. In a NEJM Journal Watch summary, associate editor Jenny Radesky, MD, reviews “Primary Care Interventions for Early Childhood Development: A Systematic Review” from the November 14, 2017 issue of Pediatrics. The journal article offers a…
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