Pediatrics
Care for Every Stage of Childhood
VHAN offers vital support to our pediatric members, including behavioral health resources and tools related to important quality measures, such as asthma screening, well child visits, upper respiratory infections and more.
Behavioral Health Consult Line
Available Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. CT
If you have a young patient experiencing behavioral or emotional difficulties and you’re not sure how best to help, call VHAN’s Pediatric Behavioral Consult Line for a real-time discussion with a licensed clinical social worker, or view the list of community resources below.
For easy reference, download a Consult Line info card.
Pediatric Modifier
Earn points toward shared savings while
improving your practice
VHAN’s pediatric modifier provides opportunities to earn points that contribute to a practice’s shared savings distribution at the end of the year.
Your practice can earn points for completing the actions below. For details on each action, continue reading or click the buttons to skip to each section.
Confirm Your Credit
Champion Calls are tracked on the following page. To ensure your efforts are accurately tracked, visit the tracker by clicking the button below, or contact us for help in gaining access.
Pediatric Modifier
Watch or Attend
Four Champion Calls
VHAN hosts four Practice Champion Calls a year, covering information related to the pediatric modifier, helpful tools and resources for pediatric providers, and VHAN member tools available to you.
Look for invitations by email or click the button below to attend live.
Need to be added to the Champion Call email list? Contact us.
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May 19
Upcoming Session
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August 18
Upcoming Session
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November 17
Upcoming Session
Mark Your Calendar
for 2026 Practice Champion Calls
Champion calls are typically held the third Tuesday of every other month at
12:30 p.m. CT. Videos will be posted to this page after each call.
Remember: For credit, calls must be attended live or viewed prior to the next recording release. The video on this page will be replaced regularly with the most recent Champion Call recording.
How is credit earned?
Join the four Champion Calls a year live OR watch a recording and complete a quiz.
Earn 25 points for 4 calls, 15 points for 3 calls, and 0 points for less than 3 calls
Who can earn credit?
Your dedicated Practice Champion, administrators or physicians are encouraged to attend—only one attendee is required.
What’s the deadline for credit?
Earn credit if the call is attended live or viewed before the next champion call (viewing period is
about 8 weeks).
Want to confirm credit?
View the attendance tracker to confirm your attendance record or contact us to request access to the tracker.
Pediatric Modifier
Clinical Measures
Performance is measured on the following quality measures chosen by the Pediatric Clinical Advisory Committee (PCAC). Below you’ll find resources to support these focus areas.
- Asthma management
- Depression screenings
- Chlamydia screening performance
- Postpartum Depression
Bonus points:
- Patient-Centered Medical Home designation
Confirm appropriate and current contacts in your practice.
Asthma Support
Earn 30 points for 90-100% achievement, 25 points for 60-89%, 15 points for 25-59%, and 5 points for 5-24%
Children with asthma should be given
an asthma control test and flu shot annually.
Asthma Resources
Chlamydia Screening
Earn 10 points for 48-100% achievement and 5 points for 10-47%
Teenagers 16 and older who are sexually active should be screened for chlamydia annually.
Depression Support
Earn 30 points for 95-100% achievement, 25 points for 85-94%, 15 points for 70-84%, and 5 points for 50-69%
Patients 12 and older who come in for annual visits should be screened for depression.
Depression Resources
View all Pediatric Behavioral Health Resources in the dropdown at the top of the page
Postpartum Depression
Earn 5 points for 50-100% achievement and 3 points for 25-49%
Babies 9 months and younger should have one post partum depression screen given to the mother.
+ Bonus Points: Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Designation Resources
Earn 10 bonus points for new PCMH designation or 5 bonus points for renewal
Looking for More Educational Opportunities?*
*Educational only; no credit can be earned
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