Implementing developmental screening and referrals: Lessons learned from a national project

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-360

  King, Tracy M ^a   Tandon, S Darius ^a   Macias, Michelle M ^b   Healy, Jill A ^c   Duncan, Paula M ^d   Swigonski, Nancy L ^e   Skipper, Stephanie M ^c   Lipkin, Paul H ^a,f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental screening; Implementation; Qualitative research; Quality improvement; Referrals

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76049117069     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0388     Document Type: Review

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