Providing a primary care medical home for children and youth with cerebral palsy

Gregory S. Liptak, Nancy A. Murphy, Richard C. Adams, Robert Burke, Sandra L. Friedman, Susan E. Levy, Miriam Kalichman, Douglas McNeal, Kenneth W. Norwood, Renee M. Turchi, Susan E. Wiley, Larry W. Desch, Ellen Roy Elias, Paul H. Lipkin, Paul J. Sagerman, Carolyn Bridgemohan, Georgina Peacock, Bonnie Strickland, Nora Wells, Max WiznitzerStephanie Mucha Skipper

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Abstract

All primary care providers will care for children with cerebral palsy in their practice. In addition to well-child and acute illness care, the role of the medical home in the management of these children includes diagnosis, planning for interventions, authorizing treatments, and follow-up. Optimizing health and well-being for children with cerebral palsy and their families entails family-centered care provided in the medical home; comanagement is the most common model. This report reviews the aspects of care specific to cerebral palsy that a medical home should provide beyond the routine health care needed by all children.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e1321-e1329
JournalPediatrics
Volume128
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Care coordination
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Medical home
  • Patient care/methods

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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