The Medical Home Experience of Low-income Children with Non-Urgent Encounters in Acute Care Settings.

Purpose: Assess relationships between having a medical home and health care-seeking behavior attitudes among parents of low-income children with non-urgent encounters in acute settings (emergency, urgent care centers).

Methods: We analyzed data from 1,743 publicly insured children within non-urgent encounters. Parents completed surveys assessing medical home access and attitudes regarding health care-seeking behavior.

Early intervention, IDEA Part C services, and the medical home: collaboration for best practice and best outcomes.

The medical home and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Part C Early Intervention Program share many common purposes for infants and children ages 0 to 3 years, not the least of which is a family-centered focus. Professionals in pediatric medical home practices see substantial numbers of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and/or complex chronic conditions. Economic, health, and family-focused data each underscore the critical role of timely referral for relationship-based, individualized, accessible early intervention services and the need for collaborative partnerships in care.

Association of medical home care and disparities in emergency care utilization among children with special health care needs.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether having a medical home is associated with a reduction of racial/ethnic disparities in emergency care utilization by children with special health care needs (CSHCN).

Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of 35 301 children, aged 0 to 17, from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. The primary dependent variable was emergency care utilization, defined as 1 or more emergency care encounters in the last 12 months.