21-162 Postpartum Care Tip Sheet Can Help with Timely Patient Care

Date: 02/19/21

This information applies to Physicians and Participating Physician Groups (PPGs).

For Medi-Cal, this information applies to Los Angeles county.

Applying the scheduling and best practices tips to improve HEDIS^® rates

The Postpartum Care tip sheet, originally faxed on February 2, 2021, is being resent to you with a correction. Under Best Practices, the first bullet that states ‘Screen patients for depression in the postpartum period (7 to 85 days following the delivery date)’ has been corrected to show ‘…(7 to 84 days following the delivery date).’

As part of a program to share information about pregnancy and postpartum matters, we have teamed up with other Medi-Cal health plans in Los Angeles County. They include LA Care, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California and Molina Healthcare.

The tip sheet offers sections to support patient care such as:

• Scheduling appointments
• California Smokers Helpline telephone numbers based on language to help patients who vape or smoke
• Transportation – telephone numbers for each health plan to help patients arrange transportation

There are also sections on documentation and billing and coding that can support your practice.

Take time to read the tip sheet and refer to it often.