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Role of the Medical Home in Family-Centered Early Intervention Services |
Council on Children with Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007. Link to AAP policy statement on evidence that early intervention services have a positive influence on the developmental outcome of children with established disabilities.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;120/5/1153 |
December 2007 |
Making the Case |
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Medicaid: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for School Readiness |
Edward Schor, Melinda Abrams, Katherine Shea. Health Affairs, 26, no. 2 (2007): 420-429 March/April 2007. This article provides a timely reminder that health care services for children, including preventive and developmental services, are a smart investment for society. (From Overview)
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/2/420?ijkey=9YU...
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December 2007 |
Improving Policy |
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The VHA New England Medication Error Prevention Initiative as a model for long-term improvement collaboratives |
Lesar TS et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:73-82. This article compares various quality improvement collaboratives to gain insight into the elements important for their success. (From abstract).
Abstract available online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abs... |
December 2007 |
Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training |
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Barriers to the Identification and Management of Psychosocial Issues in Children and Maternal Depression |
Sarah McCue Hurwitz, Kelly Kelleher, Ruth Stein, et al. Pediatrics 2007; 119; 208-218. The purpose of this work was to determine whether (1) perceived barriers to care for children's psychosocial issues and maternal depression aggregate into patient, physician, and organizational domains, (2) barrier domains are distinct for mothers and children, and (3) physician, patient, and practice/organizational characteristics are associated with different barrier domains for children and mothers. (From Introduction)
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January 2007 |
Addressing Needs |
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Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening |
Council on Children With Disabilities et al. Pediatrics 118 (1): 405. (2006) This statement provides an algorithm as a strategy to support health care professionals in developing a pattern and practice for addressing developmental concerns in children from birth through 3 years of age. The authors recommend that developmental surveillance be incorporated at every well-child preventive care visit. (From Abstract)
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/118/1/405 |
December 2006 |
Addressing Needs |
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Screening for developmental delay: reliable, easy-to-use tools |
Sutton Hamilton. Posted with permission from the Journal of Family Practice. 2006. 55(5): 415-421.The author discusses practical, reliable screening tools to use to improve the likelihood of identifying children who need help.
Available online at: http://www.jfponline.com/Pages.asp?AID=4101&UID= |
December 2006 |
Identifying Children and Families at Risk |
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Screening for speech and language delay in preschool children: Systematic evidence review for the US Preventive Services Task Force |
H.D Nelson, P. Nygren, M. Walker, et al. Pediatrics. 2006; 117(2): e298-319. This article evaluates the strengths and limits of evidence about the effectiveness of screening and interventions for speech and language delay in preschool-aged children to determine the balance of benefits and adverse effects of routine screening in primary care. This evidence was used by the US Preventive Services Task Force for the development of routine screening guidelines. (From abstract).
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December 2006 |
Identifying Children and Families at Risk |
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Statewide quality improvement outreach improves preventive services for young children |
Judith S. Shaw et al. Pediatrics. Oct 2006;118(4); e1039-e1047. This article, which focuses on Vermont, provides the evidence for an effective statewide pediatric quality improvement outreach program to improve preventive services for children who are younger than 5 years.
Abstract available online at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/4/e1039 |
October 2006 |
Improving Quality in Practice: Provider Training |
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Brief Maternal Depression Screening at Well-Child Visits |
Ardis L. Olson, Allen J. Dietrich, Greg Prazar, et al. Pediatrics Vol. 118 No. 1 July 2006, pp. 207-216. This study examines how routine, brief maternal depression screening conducted during well-child visits was feasible and detects mothers who are willing to discuss depression and stress issues with their pediatrician. (From web overview)
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/1/207 |
July 2006 |
Addressing Needs |
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Setting the Stage for Success: Implementation of Developmental and Behavioral Screening and Surveillance in Primary Care Practice |
Marian F. Earls and Sherry Shackelford Hay. Pediatrics Vol. 118 No. 1 July 2006, pp. e183-e188. This report examines how early identification of children with developmental and behavioral delays is important in primary care practice, and how well-child visits provide an ideal opportunity to engage parents and perform periodic screening. Integration of this activity into office process and flow is necessary for making screening a routine and consistent part of primary care practice. (From Abstract)
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July 2006 |
Testing Models |
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