Clinical –Community Linkages: The Impact of Standard Care Processes that Engage Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Women in Home Visiting

To better address physical, emotional, and social needs of Medicaid-insured pregnant women, a Federally Qualified Health Center and a hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology residency practice collaborated with their agency-based state Medicaid-sponsored home visiting program, the Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP). In partnership, both practice sites created patient standards of care to identify and engage eligible pregnant women into underutilized home visiting services for enhanced prenatal care coordination.

Source: Womens Health Issues - July 20, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jennifer E. Raffo, Claire Titcombe, Susan Henning, Cristian I. Meghea, Kelly L. Strutz, Lee Anne Roman Source Type: research