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The Medical Home

“Every Child Deservesa Medical Home”

Name of Presenter

Medical HomeMedical Home

www.healthychildcare.orgwww.healthychildcare.org

Outline

• What is a medical home?

• Why is a medical home important?

• The role of:– Child care program– Child care health consultant– Medical home– State

• Medical home resources



What is a Medical Home?

You may have heard others use:

– “health home”

– “primary care home”

– “advanced primary care”

– “medical home neighborhood”

The AAP will refer to this concept as a“patient- and family-centered medical home”



What is a Medical Home?

Care that is…AccessibleContinuousCoordinatedCulturally competent

Family-centeredComprehensiveCompassionate

A concept rather than a building



What is a Medical Home?• A partnership among children, their families, &

their pediatrician (or other health professional)

• Connections to support systems & services to meet the needs of the children & their families

• Respect for the cultural & religious beliefs of the children & their families

• Includes child care providers who feel supported in their work to provide healthy & safe environments for the children in their care



Child Care



Why is a Medical Home Important?

• Enhanced efficiency for children & families

• Family feels supported at all stages of their child’s development

• Improved coordination of care



Why is a Medical Home Important?

• Efficient use of limited resources; connection to information & support

• Opportunities for professionals to gain expertise & competence

• A forum for problem solving

• Identification of community needs & strategies for addressing them



Case Scenario

At 18 months old, Jason started to walk. Now that Jason is 22-months-old, a child care provider notices that Jason still seems unsteady and has not mastered this skill.

What are some actions that can be taken?



Child Care Program’s Role



Child Care Program• Establish a close & open relationship with families

• Document all services the child is receiving outside the facility

• Include health report in child’s fileEx: – Immunizations – Screening tests

• Assist families in obtaining information about & eligibility for Children’s Health Insurance Program or Medicaid

• Help families find a medical home if they don’t have one



Child Care Program• Ask parents to discuss certain concerns/issues

with their medical home

• Obtain written parental consent to exchange information with the child’s medical home

• Talk directly with the medical home for clarification about a child’s care or health needs – eg, asthma, allergies, diabetes

• If injury or illness occurs, provide the family with a copy of the symptom/injury record to give to the medical home



Child Care Program• Work with CCR&Rs to maintain a list of community

professionals & agencies

• Work with a child care health consultant

• If services are provided within the child care program, ensure that this information gets back to the medical home

– Immunizations

– Developmental screening



Child Care Health Consultant’s Role



Child Care Health Consultants

• Promote communication among the medical home, child care program, & family

• Educate families & child care providers about medical home concepts

• Develop/implement health policies that are family-centered



Child Care Health Consultants• Assist child care programs in compiling

community/health resource files

• Educate pediatricians about early education & child care issues



The Medical Homeand Child Care



Starting the ConversationUse Bright Futures

1 Month Visit:• Who watches the baby for you?• How do you feel about returning to

work/school?• Have you made arrangements for child care?

2 Month Visit:• What have you done about locating someone for child care when

you return to work/school?• Are you comfortable with these arrangements?

9 Month Visit:• What are your thoughts about discipline? Have you discussed these

issues with your child care provider?



Starting the Conversation

• Address any concerns the family might have about the child care setting

• Acknowledge the family’s feelings about returning to work or school & starting child care

• Remind mothers that they can still continue breastfeeding



Communication With Child Care• Obtain contact information for the child care

program & written parental consent to exchange information

• Make sure the child is up-to-date on immunizations & health screenings, & complete admission forms

• Contact the child care program, introduce yourself, & provide your contact information



Acute Conditions• Acute illness or injury may occur in child care

• Review information on signs/symptoms from the parent & child care provider– Symptom Record– Injury Report

• Simplify treatment recommendations & medications– Written instructions, clear language with no jargon– Consider state laws & policies– If child is excluded, discuss when child can return



Children With Special NeedsDevelop a written plan of care with thefamily & caregiver

– Specific medical information

– Special medication or medical procedures that may be required on a routine basis

– Modifications needed in daily activities• Eg, diet, transportation, changes in the physical

environment

– Special emergency response information



Children With Special Needs

The Care Plan is:

– Completed by the child’s health care professional

– Reviewed by parents

– Implemented by child care providers



Developmental Concerns

• AAP recommends developmental surveillance & screening activities be performed in the medical home

• Child care programs may bring developmental concerns up to parents or actually perform developmental screening that suggests delays. These concerns should be relayed to the child’s medical home to pursue a formal assessment.



Developmental Concerns• Be willing to follow up on developmental

concerns that child care providers may have

• Remember that the child care provider is a key partner in the care of the child– Opportunities to observe the child over an

extended period!– Training in early childhood development



Developmental Concerns• Ask the family about contributing factors at home

& child care

• Offer to speak with the child care provider

• Consider doing an on-site observation at the child care program

• Develop a written care plan for the child



Don’t Forget About CCHCs!• A child care health consultant (CCHC) is a health

care professional who has interest in and experience with children, has knowledge of resources and regulations and is comfortable linking health resources with facilities that provide primarily education and social services.– Needs assessment– Training– Telephone advice– Referrals to community services

CCHCs can be a liaison between the child care program & medical home!



The State’s Role



The State’s Role• Help link child care programs with community

resources

• Encourage social service organizations to reach out to child care programs

• Partner with the Division for Children with Special Health Care Needs to identify children with developmental delays (Part B & Part C of IDEA)

• Promote the use of trained child care health consultants



The State’s Role• Work with CCHCs & child care programs to

enhance the identification & referral of children at risk for social, emotional, or behavior disorders

• Enforce pre-employment physical requirement for child care providers & advocate for health promotion activities

• Design/implement parent education initiatives to promote positive home environments & overall child outcomes



The State’s Role• ECCS includes “access to health care and

medical homes” as one of their 5 components

• State plan goal examples:

– CO: Increased number of children who receive a medical home approach; Increased number of children who are fully immunized

– OK: Increase in numbers of children covered by insurance and enrolled in primary health care

– NC: Enhance the commitment to medical homes across agencies and communities through social marketing strategies.



Back to Our Case Scenario…



Case Scenario

At 18 months old, Jason started to walk. Now that Jason is 22-months-old, a child care provider notices that Jason still seems unsteady and has not mastered this skill.

What are some actions that can be taken?



Case Scenario At 18 months old, Jason started to walk. Now that Jason is 22-months-old, a child care provider notices that Jason still seems unsteady and has not mastered this skill. The child care provider discusses this concern with Jason's mom, and asks if the center's CCHC can perform a developmental screening test on her son. With the mother's consent, the CCHC performs the test and finds that Jason my have a developmental delay and should see his pediatrician. The CCHC faxes the results to Jason's pediatrician and speaks to the pediatrician on the phone (with mother's consent). The pediatrician refers the child for a neurodevelopmental assessment and follows up to make sure the intervention includes the child care program.



Resources

www.MedicalHomeInfo.org

Marketing Materials• AAP/National

Center materials

• Fact sheets

• Brochures for families

• Brochures for physicians

• Posters

• Media

www.medicalhomeinfo.org/quick_links/ma

rketing_materials.aspx



Pediatric Care Plan Template



Other Care Planswww.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/forms/SpecialHealthCare.pdf

www.state.nj.us/health/forms/ch-15.pdf



• Valuable resource for pediatricians

• Describes 3 levels of involvement:– Providing guidance to families– Providing health consultation to

child care programs– Advocating for quality child care

http://tinyurl.aap.org/pub38947

The Pediatrician’s Role in Promoting Health and Safety in Child Care



• Primary reference for health & safety in child care!

• 707 standards & recommendations

• Developed by AAP/APHA

• Promoting the Medical Home- a smaller document with only standards related to the medical homenrckids.org/SPINOFF/MEDHOME/MedHome.htm

• Full text is available at: nrckids.org/CFOC/index.html

• Print copies from AAP, APHA, NAEYC: http://tinyurl.aap.org/pub38873

National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Ed

Caring for Our Children



Includes more than 35 quick-access fact sheets that describes specific conditions, like:

Also includes:– Care plans– Emergency planning recommendations– Ready-to-use sample letters & forms– Info on medication administration issues

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

– Allergies

– Asthma

– Autism

– Diabetes

– Heart conditions & Defects

– Seizures

http://tinyurl.aap.org/pub92742 (Available as an AAP eBook)



www.healthychildcare.orgFor additional resources, visit the Healthy Child Care AmericaWeb site (a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics), which includes:

• The Pediatrician’s Role• Child care health consultation• E-News• Searchable Resource Library• AAP Chapter Child Care Contacts

E-Mail: [email protected] site: www.healthychildcare.org Phone: 888/227-5409



References• American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics and Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2002

• American Academy of Pediatrics; Council on Children With Disabilities, Section on Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Bright Futures Steering Committee and Medical Home Initiatives for Children With Special Needs Project Advisory Committee. Identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders in the medical home: an algorithm for developmental surveillance and screening. Pediatrics. 2006;118(1):405-420

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Medical Home Initiatives for Children With Special Needs Project Advisory Committee. The medical home. Pediatrics. 2002;110:184-186

• American Academy of Pediatrics. The Pediatrician's Role in Promoting Health and Safety in Child Care. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2001



References• Aronson SS, Shope TR. Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and

Schools: A Quick Reference Guide. 2nd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2009

• Boller K, Kirby G, Moodie S, et al. Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations. Washington, DC: Child Trends and Mathematica Policy Research; 2010. Available at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/cc/childcare_quality/compendium_qrs/qrs_compendium_final.pdf

• Donoghue EA, Kraft CA. Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010

• Early Childhood Colorado Framework. 2008. Available at http://eccs.hrsa.gov/PlansModels/docs/COstateplan.pdf

• Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Web site. Available at http://eccs.hrsa.gov/Resources/component-areas.htm. Accessed September 7, 2010

• Hagan JF, Shaw JS, Duncan PM, eds. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Third Edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2008



References• National Center for Medical Home Implementation Web site. Available at

www.medicalhomeinfo.org/about/faqs.aspx. Accessed August 12, 2010

• National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center, National Association for Regulatory Administration. The 2008 Child Care Licensing Study. Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration; 2010. Available at www.naralicensing.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=205

• National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center Web site. CCDF Quality Activities for FY 2010–2011: Early Childhood Health Consultants and Health Activities. Available at http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/consultants.html. Accessed September 7, 2010

• North Carolina’s Plan for a Comprehensive Early Childhood System. Available at http://eccs.hrsa.gov/PlansModels/stateplans/docs/northcarolinastateplan.pdfResource: NC Medical Home Campaign - www.nchealthystart.org/outreach/medicalhome

• Oklahoma State Department of Health. Progress Report. Available at http://eccs.hrsa.gov/PlansModels/stateplans/docs/oklahoma-implement-plan.pdf



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