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1. Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (2007)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Physicians (ACP), and American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
In March 2007, a consensus statement on medical home principles was developed and jointly endorsed by ACP, AAFP, AOA, and AAP. Understanding the unique needs of children and families, the Academy wishes to highlight certain critical pediatric medical home principles: family-centered partnership, community- based system, transitions and value.
2. Helping You Implement the Medical Home Into Your Practice (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Gives an overview of the American Academy of Pediatrics' policy regarding the medical home model, and provides links to related AAP web sites.
3.Coding for Medical Home Visits (2008)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Features information on obtaining adequate reimbursement for the additional services associated with providing a medical home to children with special health care needs.
4.The Medical Home Family Index Survey (2007)
Center for Medical Home Improvement
This is a companion tool to the Medical Home Index: Measuring the Organization and Delivery of Primary Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs and is intended for use with a cohort or families whose children have special health care needs
5.The Medical Home Index: Measuring the Organization and Delivery of Primary Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs (2006)
Center for Medical Home Improvement
This is a validated self-assessment and classification tool to translate the broad indicators defining the medical home into observable, tangible behaviors and processes of care within any setting.
6.Early Intervention Program Referral Form (2008)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This sample office document can be used when referring a patient to an early intervention program.
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7.Increased Payment for Primary Care: The Promise of the Medical Home Model (2008)
Anne Francis, MD, FAAP
The concern about having physicians care for aging Baby Boomers has spurred the recent interest. Several organizations have been developing a new payment strategy that would encourage physicians to develop the "Advanced Medical Home." This would be associated with an "enhanced" payment system, which would incentivize physicians to adopt the model.
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8.Retail-Based Clinics: The Death of the Medical Home? (2007)
Mark S. Reuben, MD, FAAP
Consumer-driven health care is here and retail-based clinics (RBCs) are a part of it. This has led to a growing concern in the field of pediatrics about how RBCs will affect the medical home model as well as the practice of pediatrics as a whole. This article explains what pediatricians can do to address the RBCs.
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9.Don’t Change That Tire Unless It’s Flat—Instituting a Medical Home in Your Practice (2005)
Raymond Hubbard, MD, FAAP
Describes the importance of providing a comprehensive medical home in the practice, especially for children with special needs.
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10.A Short Review of Education Law (2009)
Ludwig von Hahn, MD, FAAP
Pediatricians are often asked to help access school-based services for children with disabilities. This article provides an overview of the education law.
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11.Developmental Surveillance and Screening in the Medical Home (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in July of 2006, published a policy statement titled "Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening." This document provides a brief overview of the surveillance and screening policy and provides several additional resources.
12.Fact Sheet Medical Home Data (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
To inform key aspects of the pediatric medical home, a data fact sheet of summary statistics and facts from various American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and public and proprietary sources has been compiled. The fact sheet and an overview are provided.
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13.Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This article summarizes Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs).
14.The Medical Home for Children: Financing Principles (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Health Financing
Although the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) pioneered the medical home concept and has long supported the medical home model of care, pediatric practices have not had the financial support of public and private payers to organize their practices to fully implement this model of care. Compensation mechanisms for all of these services need to be addressed to enable pediatric practices to provide and sustain the level of care called for in the medical home model.
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15.Medical Home Practice-Based Care Coordination Workbook (2007)
Jeanne W. McAllister RN, MS, MHA, Elizabeth Presler ARNP, PhD, W. Carl Cooley, MD, FAAP
Published by the Center for Medical Home Improvement (CMHI) with an aim to develop, implement and evaluate care coordination in a medical home as part of an improvement process.
16.Practice-Based Care Coordination: A Medical Home Essential (2007)
Jeanne W. McAllister RN, MS, MHA, Elizabeth Presler ARNP, PhD, W. Carl Cooley, MD, FAAP
This special issue provides the background and history of the medical home; dimensions of effective practice-based coordination; developing and implementing care coordination by using a quality improvement process; planning and implementing a system of practice based care coordination; creating a team based approach; developing, testing and implementing a care coordination service capacity; and integrating and evaluating services.
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17.Medical Home Care Coordination Measurement Tool (2002)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Tool provides ways to collect patient level data on care coordination services provided, the time required to provide the services, the complexity of the patient's needs, and the outcome resulting from the intervention.
18.AAP Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, and Technical Reports (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Information about AAP policy statements, clinical reports, and technical reports. Includes quick links to selected policies from the AAP that may be of special interest to users of Practice Management Online.
19.Addressing Parents' Concerns About Well-Child Visits (2009)
AAP Department of Research
This article is a summary of the American Academy of Pediatrics Department of Research study, "What Do Families Want From Well-Child Care? Including Parents in the Rethinking Discussion."
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20.AAP Letter: AAP Notifies National Payers on Assistive Technology (2008)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Official AAP letter to national payers, dated August 29, 2008, notified national carriers, benefit plan consultants and business groups on health informing them of the AAP clinical report Prescribing Assistive-Technology Systems.
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