South Carolina

There are no announcements at this time.

Current Activities

• Medical Home Chapter Champions Program on Asthma, Allergy, and Anaphylaxis
  This program supports the facilitation and dissemination of best practices, evidence-based guidelines, and resources in asthma, allergy, and anaphylaxis for clinicians throughout the state.

• South Carolina Medical Home Network Program
  A primary care case management program for Medicaid beneficiaries in South Carolina provides coordinated, comprehensive care within a medical home model. Participating practices are required to report on multiple quality indicators including those related to childhood immunizations, among others. All children under foster care are being moved into this medical home network program.
• Quality through Technology and Innovation in Pediatrics
  Originally started as part of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Demonstration Grant (see below), this program has continued beyond this project due to Medicaid funding. The project improves children's quality of care, develop team-based care within medical homes, and address mental health challenges of children throughout Couth Carolina.

Past Activities

• Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Demonstration Grants
  South Carolina was a lead on one of 10 grants funded to improve health care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Although this demonstration project has ended, South Carolina Medicaid is working to provide funding to extend this program in the future. 

• South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  This professional organization provides news, advocacy/legislation information, resources, and opportunities to connect with pediatric experts within South Carolina.

• Family Connection of South Carolina, Inc.
  The Family Health Information Center and Family Voices State Affiliate Organization of South Carolina provides education, information, and peer support to families of children with special health care needs.

• South Carolina Title V
  A profile of South Carolina's state Title V program, includes contact information for the Maternal and Child Health and the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program.
• South Carolina Medicaid
  State Medicaid Directors Contact Information
  Find information on Medicaid programs, resources, providers, and contacts within South Carolina.

• South Carolina 2016 CHIP Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides key information about South Carolina's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

• South Carolina Medicaid Fact Sheet
  Provides information on the number of children in South Carolina eligible, enrolled, and unenrolled in Medicaid.
• State at-a-glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
  This chartbook provides state specific data on select indicators of health coverage and financing for children and youth with special health care needs.
• Medical Home Data Portal, South Carolina State Profile, CYSHCN
  This profile summarizes pediatric medical home results from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), 2009/2010.
• Medical Home Data Portal, South Carolina Profile, All Children
  This profile summarizes pediatric medical home results from the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007.
• National Academy for State Health Policy South Carolina Medical Home State Page
  This state page summarizes Medicaid and CHIP initiatives in South Carolina that promote medical home implementation.
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative South Carolina PCMH Map
  This state page summarizes public and private payer patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiatives in South Carolina.