Welcome to the District of Columbia's HealthCheck Provider Education System. The training curricula and resources presented here are designed to help health professionals:

Ensure optimal growth and development in all children and teens.
Provide all required HealthCheck/EPSDT services at each preventive health visit.
Record and document all services provided.

Choose from the Training and Resource options below:

Training

For DC HealthCheck providers:

Log In to see your training status, view the training, and take the post-test for CME credit (DC HealthCheck providers only)
You can also view the training for general knowledge (no registration required)

Resources

Choose from these resources:

What's New

HealthCheck PowerPoint Training: for use in MCO training. This PowerPoint briefly covers the HealthCheck benefit and directs providers to the HealthCheck Provider Education System website for additional training.

2010 APEX Winner: The HealthCheck Provider Education System Web site has won an award for "Most Improved Web & Intranet Sites!" This represents success of a year-long update of the training and resources spearheaded by the DC Department of Health Care Finance and Georgetown University.

December 2010: Home Visiting Toolkit Updated!

DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) News:

District Continues to Close the Uninsured Gap: District opts into federal high risk pool.
DHCF Expands Medicaid Program: District residents see early benefits from health care reform.
CMS Awards DHCF with Funds for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program: Fund will assist eligible Medicaid providers.
The District’s Health Reform Implementation Committee Hosts Public Meeting: Public meeting to allow comments and questions about the implementation of the federal health care reform law in the District of Columbia.
DHCF Intends to Terminate Global Health Care and Dynamic Visions: Due to documented quality of care issues, HRLA has revoked the licenses of the two home care agencies.

Health and Health Care Among District of Columbia Youth. This study is the first of its kind to comprehensively assess health and health care use among the more than 100,000 youth residing in Washington, D.C., considering both the children's health service delivery system and the communities where they live, which affect their health.

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A project funded by the DC Department of Health Care Finance in collaboration with Bright Futures at Georgetown University to promote the standard of pediatric preventive health care that all children deserve...