Care coordination involves the "deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient's care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services." Care coordination is a key component of a patient/family-centered medical home and is essential for developing partnerships across health care settings, education and childcare, social services, and community organizations.
AAP Policy
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care Coordination: A Framework for Integrating Care for Children and Youth Across Multiple Systems (May 2014; reaffirmed September 2018)
- Emergency Information Forms and Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs (April 2010; reaffirmed April 2015)
Educational Resources
- National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home
- Building Your Medical Home: Coordinated Care Module (National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home)
- Interprofessional Education in Care Coordination: An Interprofessional Resource to Effectively Engage Patients and Families in Achieving Optimal Child Health Outcomes, 2nd Edition (Boston Children's Hospital)
- National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (National Academy for State Health Policy)
Practice Tools
- Sample Office Policy: Identifying High Risk Patients
- Care Coordination Measurement Tool and Implementation Guide (Boston Children’s Hospital)
- High Value Care Coordination Toolkit (American College of Physicians)
Templates/Forms
Last Updated
08/09/2021
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics