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A Medical Home is not a building, house, or hospital.
It is an approach to providing health care services in a high-quality
and cost-effective manner. Children with special health care needs
receive the care they need from physicians they trust. The professionals
and families work together to identify and access additional medical
and related services needed to help children achieve their full
potential. A medical home has the following features:
| Accessible: |
Care is provided in the child's community. All
insurance, including Medicaid, is accepted. |
| Family-Centered: |
Family is recognized as the principal caregiver
and center of support for children. |
| Continuous: |
Pediatric health professionals provide care from
infancy through adolescence.
Health care is available 24 hours, 7 days a week. |
| Comprehensive: |
Assistance with transitions to home, school,
and adult services is provided. Preventative, primary and tertiary
care are addressed. |
| Coordinated: |
Families are linked to support, educational and
community-based services. All records and information are kept
in this central source. |
| Compassionate: |
Concern for the well-being of child and family
is expressed and demonstrated. |
| Culturally Effective: |
The family's values, beliefs and behaviors are
respected.
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Source: American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org
More information from Exceptional Parent (www.eparent.com):
Parents as Partners in the Medical Home: What Should Medical Facilities Look Like?
by Tanis Bryan, PhD, and Karen Burstein, PhD
Parents as Partners in the Medical Home, Part 2: Choosing a Pediatrician
by Tanis Bryan, PhD, and Karen Burstein, PhD
Parents as Partners in the Medical Home: Helping Children with Special Healthcare Needs
by Tanis Bryan, PhD, and Karen Burstein, PhD
Parents as Partners in the Medical Home: The Family-Centered Medical Bill of Rights
by Karen Burstein, PhD, and Tanis Bryan, PhD
Parents as Partners in the Medical Home: Parents Monitor Their Child's Health Status
by Tanis Bryan, PhD, and Karen Burstein, PhD
Parents as Partners in the Medical Home: A Family-Professional Partnership
by Merle McPherson, MD, MPH, Gloria Weissman, and Bonnie Strickland, PhD
For more information contact Julie Webb j.webb@swifamilies.org
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