Developing Structure and Process Standards for Systems of Care Serving Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
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2014-03
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Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Abstract
The overall goal of phase one of the project, National
Consensus Framework for Improving Quality Systems
of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care
Needs, is to compile, define, and reach consensus
among a diverse group of stakeholders on the necessary
process and structural standards for health care systems
serving CYSHCN. Creating a comprehensive, quality
system of care for CYSHCN has been one of the most
challenging areas for state health leaders and other
stakeholders such as state Title V maternal and child
health programs, pediatricians and family physicians,
health plans, state Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies, and families. The
ACA has further heightened this need as states prepare
to extend coverage to millions of uninsured children and
adults, design essential health benefits, and implement
new provisions to achieve the “Triple Aim” of: 1) improving
the patient experience of care (including quality and
satisfaction), 2) improving the health of populations, and
3) reducing or bending the curve of health care costs.
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health care, standards, systems of care
Citation
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (2014). Developing Structure and Process Standards for Systems of Care Serving Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs