CASA is an innovative suite of tools designed to:
- reduce the amount of paperwork and manual data entry by pediatric health care providers
- facilitate universal screening for emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders to support early detection and treatment
CASA includes:
- a mobile application (App)
- administrative website
FEATURES OF THE APP
- Tests are pre-selected by pediatric practices
- Designed for test completion by parents on practice-provided
tablets or downloaded on parents’ personal devices (e.g., tablets
or smartphones) - Tests can be completed by users without needing Internet access
- Designed for completion by a parent or child in the waiting or
examining room during a well-child visit - User-friendly
FEATURES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE WEBSITE
- Physicians can select either a custom or standard battery of tests to administer to an individual patient or all patients
- Office staff can set-up parent to complete tests
- Tests are automatically scored
- Responses to individual items, summary scores, and interpretation of scores can be viewed on the website for each child for each test
Below is a flowchart that illustrates how the CASA could be used in your practice.
