For Physicians & Professionals
- Care and outcomes for patients
- Patient- and family-centered care
- Compensation for the extended or additional services involved in providing a comprehensive medical home
The Patient-Centered Medical Home
provides an overview of the components of a medical home and the value it offers
providers and families.
Coding & Billing helps
clinicians understand available codes to support better billing and compensation,
particularly for services provided to children and youth with special health care
needs (CYSHCN).
About Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) looks
at the overriding care issues facing CYSHCN.
Care Coordination discusses how to
coordinate care for those who could benefit most from it, code for these related
services, and find training materials for improving the “medical homeness” of your
practice.
Common Issues for CYSHCN provides
clinical information about health issues for CYSHCN.
School Accommodations: IEPs & 504s shows how
educators, schools, and school systems can help your patients and how you can help
ensure schools are providing appropriate services for them. Additional information
and resources that might be of interest can be found in the School Types and Options section of For Parents & Families.
Feeding & Nutrition addresses some
of the causes of undernourishment, which is common in many children with chronic
conditions and genetic syndromes. It provides evaluation and assessment tips for
clinicians, detailed information about formulas, and information about calcium and
vitamin D recommendations.
Guidelines & Algorithms
has care processes for evaluation, screening, and management care. The
Clinical Guidelines for Care of Children with Medical Complexity contain published
guidelines for diagnosis and management of chronic conditions in children; many of
the conditions have corresponding modules that can be found at Diagnoses & Conditions.
Medical Technology refers to devices
and modifications that replace or support physiologic function. Each technology
reviewed in this section includes information about medical indications for use,
examples of medical orders to prescribe the technology, and tips for effectively
communicating with home health care. It also addresses many common clinical
questions and concerns.
Screening & Prevention offers
guidelines and resources for screening for developmental, sensory, nutritional, and
other health-related problems to allow early intervention for or prevention of
chronic conditions and their complications.
Transition Issues provides information,
tools, and resources to assist clinicians in making the many transitions that CYSCHN
face go more smoothly. Complementary information for families and caregivers can be
found at the Navigating Transitions with Your Child section of For Parents & Families.
For information about caring for children with specific conditions, see
the Diagnoses & Conditions section;
for how to respond to a positive newborn screening test, see the Newborn Disorders section.