Care coordination in a medical home in post-Katrina New Orleans: lessons learned.

This is a prospective study to evaluate ability of a nurse care coordinator to: (1) improve ability of a pediatric clinic to meet medical home (MH) objectives and (2) improve receipt of services for families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN). A nurse was hired to provide care coordination for CSHCN in an urban, largely Medicaid pediatric academic practice. CSHCN were identified using a CSHCN Screener.

Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina, part 2.

Hurricane Katrina occurred on August 29, 2005, followed by Hurricane Rita on September 24, with destruction extending along the Gulf Coast to Beaumont, Texas. Reentry into New Orleans began in mid to late September last year and occurred in stages, with the least devastated areas being gradually reopened first. People began trickling back in until the city was finally fully opened in December except for the Ninth Ward and East New Orleans.