Best Practices in Team-Based Care: Improving Lead Screening
Dr. Beata Nelken kicked off the November Best Practices in Team-Based Care meeting by sharing best practice strategies used at Jenks Park Pediatrics to improve lead screening, which included purchasing a van to assist patients with transportation needs to their appointments, setting up an in-office lead screening workflow, and partnering with Lifespan labs. Michelle Almeida, Health Program Administrator for the RIDOH Center for Healthy Homes and Environments, provided an overview of RIDOH's Lead Prevention Program and the new CDC lead guidelines. Cynthia Ali shared best practice strategies used at Children’s Medical Group to improve lead screening, which included training staff on proper techniques for drawing blood for lead screening. Janet Limoges, Provider Relations Manager at RIDOH KIDSNET, closed the meeting by reviewing lead reports available in KIDSNET to help practices target patients with missing lead screens.
Nurse Care Managers and Care Coordinators enrolled in the NCM Core Curriculum program will graduate from and present their capstone projects at the January and February Best Practices in Team-Based Care meetings. Congratulations! The January meeting will go from 8–9:15am.