Social-emotional health metric: technical assistance

This quality metric asks CCOs to work with their provider networks to identify and connect young children with social-emotional health needs to services that help them and their families. In 2022 through 2024, CCOs are doing the following work to better understand needs of young children and providers that care for them:

Social-emotional health reach metric data review and assessment
Asset map of existing social-emotional health services and resources
CCO-led cross-sector community engagement
Action plan to improve social-emotional health service capacity and access

In 2025, the CCO quality metric will become Young Children Receiving Social-Emotional Issue-Focused Intervention/Treatment Services.

Specifications and guidance

Measure specifications - Available on the CCO Quality Incentive Program Resources page. Scroll down to "Measure Resources.")
Social-emotional health action plan template

Year 3 (2024)

Social-emotional health asset map template

Years 1, 2, 3 (to summarize contracted specialty behavioral health)
Year 2 & 3 (to summarize PCPCH integrated behavioral health)
Year 3 (to summarize community-based social emotional services)

Metric FAQ (updated 2/14/24)
Social-emotional health HEDIS-style code list (for CCO QI staff)
Social-emotional health descriptive code list (for clinical staff)
Oregon Early Childhood Diagnostic Crosswalk
Coding and billing guidance: Social-emotional Interventions for 1-5 (12/10/24)

Metric data and reporting

See the social-emotional health metric data and reporting page for the following reports:

OHA social-emotional health metric reach reports (statewide and CCO-specific)
CCO social-emotional health asset map summaries
CCO social-emotional health action plans

Technical assistance

The Transformation Center is contracting with OHSU-ORPRN (Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network) to provide technical assistance and support for CCOs in implementing this metric.

Coding and billing guidance: Social-emotional interventions for ages 1–5

CCOs are invited to two technical assistance opportunities for the Young Children Receiving Social-Emotional Issue-Focused Intervention/Treatment metric. CCOs may invite community-based organizations, clinical partners, or other partners involved in social-emotional health.

Webinar

Office hour

January 9, noon–1 p.m.
Register here

Contact for accessibility requests: Sara Wild (wilsa@ohsu.edu)

Past technical assistance

Webinars, learning collaboratives and resources for CCOs and partners:

Communications for parents and providers about social-emotional health for children 0–5 years old

Webinar: slides / recording (11/6/23)
Parent flyer

English (Publisher file)
Spanish (Publisher file)

Provider flyer (Publisher file)
CCO learning collaborative: slides / discussion (11/29/23)

Understanding the social-emotional health system and making improvements

Webinar: slides / recording (1/10/24)
Social emotional health system map
CCO learning collaborative: slides / discussion (2/1/24)

Engaging new social-emotional health partners with the health system (could include billing/coding, community information exchange, using data for community engagement, etc.)

CCO feedback session: slides (4/9/24)
Webinar: slides / recording (4/30/24)
CCO learning collaborative: slides (5/29/24)

Metric background

Pilot overview
Pilot findings summary
Health aspects of kindergarten readiness
Overview: System-level social-emotional health metric (9/2021): Slides / Recording

Resources

Oregon

National

Contact

Rachel Burdon: Rachel.E.Burdon@oha.oregon.gov

Technical questions about the metric: Metrics.Questions@odhsoha.oregon.gov