Improved outcomes associated with medical home implementation in pediatric primary care

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 358-364

  Cooley, W Carl ^a,b   McAllister, Jeanne W ^a   Sherrieb, Kathleen ^b,c   Kuhlthau, Karen ^d,e  

^a Crotched Mountain Foundation   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with special health care needs; Chronic illness; Medical home; Outcomes; Primary care; Utilization of health care services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649632050     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2600     Document Type: Article

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