Team Spotlight: Angie Eberhart 

Angie Eberhart is the clinical director for population health at Dayton Children’s Hospital and Partners For Kids. She works with an interdisciplinary team to help primary care practices develop and implement quality improvement projects around children’s health outcomes. She has practiced as a family nurse practitioner for 25 years and worked in population health and value-based care for 10 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Capital University, a master’s degree and a post-master’s degree from Wright State University, and a doctorate degree from The Ohio State University. Angie and her husband have two adult children. She loves her high-energy, 3-year-old Jack Russell mix.

Partners For Kids Featured in Pediatrics Nationwide

Partners For Kids’ Nicotine Prescribing Guidelines are highlighted in an article about treating tobacco dependence in adolescents. The guidelines serve as a resource for pediatric primary care providers, with information on nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and other smoking cessation strategies. It also includes several assessment tools to help clinicians determine the level of nicotine dependence in their young patients.

Registration Open for Annual Administrative Retreat 

Partners For Kids is hosting the 6th annual retreat for practice administrators and office managers, “How a Practice Administrator Can Impact a Practice’s Success.” This virtual event will be held Friday, June 21. The first session covers how to increase your impact on your team by learning how to communicate with influence. Participants will learn five influencing styles and how to effectively leverage each style to achieve their objective. Register by May 17 to ensure your retreat materials arrive on time.

Partners For Kids Provider Portal Now Includes Humana and AmeriHealth Data 

Partners For Kids is now receiving Humana Healthy Horizons medical and drug claims, and AmeriHealth Caritas medical claims. Please note we are still missing Molina and AmeriHealth drug data, as well as OhioRise data from all managed care plans. We hope to have Molina drug claims available mid-March 2024.

Quarterly Webinar Cloud CME Account Instructions Now Available

Partners For Kids is using Cloud CME to ensure providers receive continuing medical education (CME) credits for our quarterly webinars. For providers who already have a Cloud CME account with Dayton Children’s Hospital, you will also need to create an account with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Partners For Kids Quarterly Webinar Recording Now Available

The recording of the February 15 quarterly webinar, “Pediatric Obesity,” featuring Melissa King, DO, FAAP, ABOM Diplomat, is now available.

Registration is Open for Project ECHO Series on Pediatric Depression

Dayton Children’s is proud to present a Project ECHO series addressing pediatric depression beginning April 4, 2024, and occurring every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. for eight weeks.

New Tool to Overcome Access Barriers to Spacer-Compatible Inhaled Steroids

Since the discontinuation of brand name Flovent®, there have been many challenges with patient access to spacer-compatible inhaled steroids that are appropriate for children with asthma. In response, Partners For Kids has created a pathway to guide decision-making when prescribing inhaled steroids for children. This resource includes standard language to assist with communication to insurance companies if a prior authorization is requested.

March Managed Care Plan Updates

View updates from the managed care plans on events and policy changes impacting their organizations. 

Important Dates 

• Thursdays starting April 4 through May 23 from noon to 1 p.m.: Project ECHO Series: “Pediatric Depression”

• Thursday, May 16, from noon to 1 p.m.: Partners For Kids Quarterly Webinar: “Type 2 Diabetes: Diagnosis and New Treatment Options”

• Monday, May 27: Partners For Kids’ offices closed in observance of Memorial Day

Did You Know?

If a provider is credentialed through Partners For Kids, we need to notify the Managed Care Plans when there is a change. Examples of changes include a provider termination or retirement, new providers joining Partners For Kids, capacity updates, practice location changes and change to a practitioner’s collaborating physician.

Contact Partners For Kids Provider Relations 

If you have questions regarding any of the information in this newsletter or suggestions regarding newsletter content that would be useful to your practice, please contact us at Email: PFKProRelations@childrensdayton.org. 

Phone: (419) 376-5667

Visit us at PartnersForKids.org.

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