Optimal health care is achieved when each person, at every age, receives medically and
developmentally appropriate care. The goal of a planned health care transition is to maximize …

BACKGROUND: Although newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD)
was recommended by the US Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee …

Risk and vulnerability encompass many dimensions of the transition from adolescence to
adulthood. Transition from pediatric, parent-supervised health care to more independent, …

OBJECTIVE: To examine current US performance on transition from pediatric to adult health
care and discuss strategies for improvement. METHODS: The 2009–2010 National Survey …

OBJECTIVE: The medical home model with its emphasis on planned care, care coordination,
family-centered approaches, and quality provides an attractive concept construct for …

Understanding a care coordination framework, its functions, and its effects on children and
families is critical for patients and families themselves, as well as for pediatricians, pediatric …

Purpose To examine the relationship between quality improvement activities with pediatric
and adult primary care practices and improvements in transition from pediatric to adult care. …

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat chronic illness or disability
is increasing in the United States. This is especially evident among children with autism …

Children and youth with cerebral palsy present pediatricians with complex diagnostic and
therapeutic challenges. In most instances, care also requires communication and …

Families and professionals agree that children and adolescents need access to community-based
medical homes. This is especially true for children with special health care needs (…