TY - JOUR
T1 - An innovative health-care delivery model for children with medical complexity
AU - Glassgow, Anne Elizabeth
AU - Martin, Molly A.
AU - Caskey, Rachel
AU - Bansa, Melishia
AU - Gerges, Michael
AU - Johnson, Mary
AU - Marko, Monika
AU - Perry-Bell, Kenita
AU - Risser, Heather J.
AU - Smith, Peter J.
AU - Van Voorhees, Benjamin
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/ or publication of this article: Supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Grant Number 1C1CMS331342. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the US Department of Health and Human Services or any of its agencies.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Children with medical complexity (CMC) account for a disproportionate share of pediatric health-care utilization and cost that is largely attributable to long hospitalizations, frequent hospital readmissions, and high use of emergency departments. In response, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Care Innovation Center supports the development and testing of innovative health-care payment and service delivery models. The purpose of this article is to describe the CMS-funded coordinated health care for complex kids (CHECK) program, an innovative system of health-care delivery that provides improved, comprehensive, and well-coordinated services to CMC. The CHECK program uses a combination of high-tech and low-tech interventions to connect patients, stakeholders, and providers. It is anticipated that the investment in additional support services to CMC will result in improved quality of care that leads to a reduction in unnecessary inpatient hospitalizations, readmissions, and emergency department visits and a total cost savings. The CHECK program has the potential to inform future cost-effective health-care models aimed at improving the quality of life and care for CMC and their families.
AB - Children with medical complexity (CMC) account for a disproportionate share of pediatric health-care utilization and cost that is largely attributable to long hospitalizations, frequent hospital readmissions, and high use of emergency departments. In response, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Care Innovation Center supports the development and testing of innovative health-care payment and service delivery models. The purpose of this article is to describe the CMS-funded coordinated health care for complex kids (CHECK) program, an innovative system of health-care delivery that provides improved, comprehensive, and well-coordinated services to CMC. The CHECK program uses a combination of high-tech and low-tech interventions to connect patients, stakeholders, and providers. It is anticipated that the investment in additional support services to CMC will result in improved quality of care that leads to a reduction in unnecessary inpatient hospitalizations, readmissions, and emergency department visits and a total cost savings. The CHECK program has the potential to inform future cost-effective health-care models aimed at improving the quality of life and care for CMC and their families.
KW - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (United States)
KW - child health
KW - chronic disease
KW - delivery of health care
KW - medical complexity
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U2 - 10.1177/1367493517712063
DO - 10.1177/1367493517712063
M3 - Article
C2 - 29119824
AN - SCOPUS:85028607113
VL - 21
SP - 263
EP - 272
JO - Journal of Child Health Care
JF - Journal of Child Health Care
SN - 1367-4935
IS - 3
ER -