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July 06, 2009

Featured Topic - Service Delivery Changes in Caring for Children with Disabilities

About 14 percent of all children in the United States are at increased risk of chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions that require multiple health care services, according to a Maternal and Child Health Bureau survey. Yet, children with disabilities often do not receive adequate services. 

The featured innovations describe innovative programs that improve access to needed services for children with disabilities. The featured QualityTools describe practical tools to better identify children with disabilities.
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Innovation Profiles:
- updated Comprehensive Monitoring Pinpoints 911 Dispatch Inefficiencies, Leading to Communication and Deployment Improvements That Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival
- updated Medical Team Training Using Crew Resource Management Principles Enhances Provider Communication and Stimulates Improvements in Patient Care
- updated Patient Lift Team Program Reduces Injuries and Boosts Productivity Among Nurses
- updated Periodic Home Visits, Specialist Visits, and Followup Enhances Access and Improves Outcomes for Low-Income Children With Asthma
- updated Police-Mental Health Collaboration Provides Immediate and Ongoing Services to Children Exposed to Violence and Trauma, Leading to Enhanced Quality of Life
- updated Self-Directed, Self-Controlled Budget for Personal Assistance Services Reduces Unmet Needs, Improves Quality of Life for Medicaid Beneficiaries
- Hospital-Based Pediatric Clinic Increases Access to Dental Care and Improves Oral Health for Low-Income Children and Children With Disabilities
- Parent Consultants Help Families Who Have Children With Special Needs Access Needed Services, Leading to Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
- Pediatric Center Offers Coordinated, Culturally Appropriate Services in a Medical Home, Leading to Increased Access to Comprehensive Care for Low-Income Children With Special Health Care Needs
- Point-of-Care Complexity Assessment Helps Primary Care Clinicians Identify Barriers to Improved Health and Craft Integrated Care Plans

QualityTools:
- Adolescent Health Transition Project
- Autism A.L.A.R.M.
- Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) Resources
- Envisioning My Future: A Young Person's Guide to Health Care Transition
- INTERMED Method
- Kids' Quest on Disability and Health
- Learn the Signs. Act Early.

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Last updated: July 06, 2009.
 
 
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