Team Spotlight: Kahle Tobias

Kahle (“Kay-Lee”) is a quality improvement coach in Partners For Kids’ West Region. As a nurse, Kahle earned a Certificate in Pediatric Nursing and assisted in the opening of adult COVID-19 units. She ultimately has found her passion in pediatrics and currently works with South Dayton Pediatrics, Cornerstone Pediatrics, Pediatric Associates of Dayton and Springboro Pediatrics on population health meetings and practice specific projects (i.e., Well Child Visit, Asthma, Constipation, Potentially Avoidable ED Visits, Outreach). Kahle also participates in various workgroups at the organizational and regional levels, including the constipation collaborative, preventative care workgroup and behavioral health workgroup, focused on ADHD. Kahle is a life-long learner and pursuing her master’s in nursing informatics

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 on Friday, June 21. Join us as we discuss community resources and social determinants of health. Our morning session will walk through the Partners For Kids’ Community Resource Library and FindHelp.org, two databases that enable practices to connect patients with resources in multiple languages.

Partners For Kids’ Care Coordination Awarded NCQA Accreditation

Partners For Kids’ Care Coordination was awarded a 3-year accreditation status upon completion of the NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Complex Case Management accreditation survey. This is the highest category awarded by NCQA for service and quality, that demonstrates strong performance of rigorous requirements for case management.

Update on Partners For Kids’ Provider Portal Access

The Partners For Kids’ Provider Portal has a wealth of data and can be a valuable tool for practices. The Managed Care Organization requires Partners For Kids to audit who is accessing the data and how often. If you have not accessed the provider portal within the last 12 months, your access may be revoked. If you are having difficulty logging in or are interested in gaining access to the provider portal, please contact PFKProRelations@ChildrensDayton.org.

Save the Date: Next Partners For Kids Quarterly Webinar

Save the date of Thursday, May 16, from noon to 1 p.m. for our next quarterly webinar on “Type 2 Diabetes: Diagnosis and New Treatment Options” by Leena Mamilly, MD and Rohan Henry, MD, MS. As a reminder, participating in a quarterly webinar fulfills your primary care network requirement for 2024. Webinar links will be sent as the date approaches. Please reach out to PFKProRelations@ChildrensDayton.org with questions

Reminder: 2024 Partners For Kids Primary Care Network Requirement

Every Partners For Kids credentialed primary care provider must participate in at least one activity that satisfies the Partners For Kids primary care network requirement by December 31, to ensure eligibility for 2024 incentive bonuses.

Oral Health Toolkit Now Available

Partners For Kids has developed an oral health toolkit to assist primary care practices and providers when addressing the oral health needs of their patients. The toolkit highlights a curated list of educational materials, resources for patients and providers, and helpful links. The information housed in this toolkit will be updated as needed based on current clinical guidelines, recommendations, and data.

Posters Added to the Healthy Children Toolkit

The Healthy Children Toolkit now includes patient and family-facing posters that describe the importance of well-care visits, and the differences between well-care visits and sports physicals. The toolkit also includes best practice resources to assist you and your staff in messaging the importance and specifics of well checks to families.

Primary Care Provider (PCP) Change Request Form Now Available on the Provider Portal

The Partners For Kids Provider Portal’s mismatched attribution report shows a list of patients who were seen for a well-care visit at your practice, but who are not attributed to the provider completing the visit. This report now includes a link to the PCP Change Request Form. If a family wants to change their attributed provider, they can complete the PCP Change Request Form and send the updated form to the patient’s assigned Managed Care Plan. If you have questions about the Provider Portal, please contact PFKProRelations@ChildrensDayton.org.

Quarterly Update for PFK's Pediatric-focused Unified Preferred Drug List (UPDL)

Partners For Kids’ updated UPDL for Ohio Medicaid Plans is now available. View important updates to asthma and ADHD medications that may impact your Ohio Medicaid patients.

April Managed Care Plan Updates

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

Welcome New Members!

We are pleased to welcome the following providers and practices who joined the Partners For Kids provider network:

• Adrienne Wai-Wah Lee, MD-Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton
• Amanda Marie Maroon, DNP, FN-Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton
• Bethany Rose Galati, DO-Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton
• Carol Barlage, MD-Rocking Horse Center
• Emily Mane Maxson, CPNP-PC-Rocking Horse Center
• Emily Treffinger, PNP-Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton
• Katy Michelle Cardoza, FNP-Rocking Horse Center
• Mackenzie Ann Engle, FNP-Rocking Horse Center
• Olutoyin O Adeyanju, CPNP-PC-Rocking Horse Center
• Peter Seivers, FNP-Rocking Horse Center
• Sherri Lynn Powell, FNP-Rocking Horse Center
• Suzann Kay Franer, DO-Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton

Important Dates 

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

• Thursday, April 25, from noon to 1 p.m.: Pediatric ECHO Obesity: After ECHO – Primary Care and Fatty Liver Disease

• 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

• Friday, June 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Administrative Staff Retreat: “How a Practice Administrator Can Impact a Practice’s Success”

Did You Know?

Partners For Kids offers Quality Improvement Coaching to support your practice in improvements that can result in better health outcomes for your patients. To learn more about the projects we offer, email PFKProRelations@ChildrensDayton.org.  

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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