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Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) Request for Applications to Co-Manage the CHNRI Network
Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) is requesting a Letter of Intent from companies / consultants interested in working with CHNRI as a strategic technical partner to recommend and implement a core set of functions for the establishment of an online community to assist researchers and policy makers working in child health and nutrition research. Letters of Intent should be received by December 5, 2005.
Florida Physicians Sue State over Allegedly Inadequate Medicaid Rates
The Florida Pediatric Society, the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the families of six children enrolled in Medicaid filed a lawsuit on Monday in Miami federal court alleging that Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and three state health care agencies are violating federal law by failing to provide the same level of medical care for children in Medicaid that is available to children with private insurance. The suit seeks higher reimbursement rates for physicians and dentists, which it argues will increase the number of providers who will accept Medicaid beneficiaries. In addition, the suit seeks more support services to help families schedule physician visits and navigate the Medicaid system.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=33899
Principles, Core Functions, and Performance Measures for Integrated Information Systems
The Public Health Informatics Institute has recently updated the project webpage for a project designed to advance public health’s ability to develop integrated child health information systems that support program goals and objectives. These programs include newborn dried blood spot screening, hearing screening, vital records, and others. Some of the useful resources available from the website include a framework for public health practitioners to assist in more effectively integrating their child health information systems and a checklist to assist project managers in assessing which of the principles and core functions are incorporated into their integrated information system and where they need to be focusing their efforts.
http://www.phii.org/CoreFunctions.html
Impact of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities
A toll-free conference call sponsored by the Disability Policy Collaboration for beneficiaries, their families, providers, and other caregivers and advocates, will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2005 at 3:00 pm EST. The call-in number is 1-800-764-9417 and no RSVP's are required.
http://www.ucp.org/ucp_general.cfm/1/8
High Performance Health System Chartbook Released by the Commonwealth Fund Commission
The Chartbook, discussed at a Capitol Hill briefing sponsored by the Fund and the Alliance for Health Reform, paints a stark picture of a fragmented system beset by widespread disparities in access to and quality of care but points to promising opportunities for reforming the health system. The chartbook as well as other related resources are available for download from their website.
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=302833&#doc3028
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The Champions for Progress Newsletter if funded as part of the Leadership Development for Implementation of Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Cooperative Agreement (#U42MC00241), funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS) to the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University.
The Champions for Progress Center would like to thank John Reiss of the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida for his work collecting newsitems for this Newsletter.