Medical Home Implementation Series
March - June 2009

Event #2

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Improving Communication and Co-management Between Specialty Providers and the Medical Home

Date: March 25, 2009
Time: 11:00am Central

Objectives: By the end of this teleconference the participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the importance of primary and specialty care collaboration in the provision of comprehensive, family-centered care provided in the medical home.
2. Describe the benefits of enhancing communication in the continuity between health systems.
3. Identify 3 practical approaches to enhance communication and co-management and their potential applications for improved chronic condition management in their practice.

Faculty:
Chris Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP
Co-Principal Investigator with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Shriners Hospitals for Children Project
Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Jennifer Lail, MD, FAAP
Chapel Hill Pediatrics and Adolescents, P.A., Chapel Hill, NC

Donald Lighter, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACHE
Vice President for Quality at WellCare, Inc

Slides:

• Call #2 Presentation (pdf format)
  

Handouts:

• Co-Management Agreement (pdf format)
• New Patient Referral/Consultation Form(pdf format)
• Previsit Contact Form (pdf format)
• Recommendations for Improving Access to Pediatric Subspecialty Care through the
• Medical Home (Microsoft Word format)

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  Schedule:

  #1: Implementing Medical Home for All Children and Youth
  March 3, 2009
  
  #2: Improving Communication and Co-management Between Specialty Providers
  and the Medical Home
  March 25, 2009
  
  #3: Implementing Developmental Surveillance & Screening in the Medical Home
  April 20, 2009

  #4: The Role of the Medical Home in Family-Centered Early Intervention
  May 21, 2009

  #5: Incorporating Family Participation Practices into Your Practice and Project
  July 16, 2009

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  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  
  The AAP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  
  This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 1.25 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the AAP.

   

  Last Updated July 2, 2009