Novel ‘Medical Home’ Program For Pediatric Patients, Families Cuts ER Visits In Half

For parents of children with multiple medical problems, keeping up with countless doctor’s appointments, ongoing tests and a variety of medications can be overwhelming, especially for those in challenging socioeconomic situations. As a result, families often wind up using the emergency room, the country’s most expensive form of care delivery, to get help for their kids. But a growing concept in health care reform called the “medical home” offers parents a way to simplify, organize and coordinate the complexities of their medically fragile child’s health care needs…

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