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Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 70: Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Low Birth Weight Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 72: Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Failure to Thrive Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 73: Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Short Stature Technical Review, No. 14: A Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children With Special Health Care Needs
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MEPS Research Findings, No. 24: Utilization and Expenditures for Children with Special Health Care Needs (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 75: Access to Needed Medical Care Among Children Under 18 Years of Age With Special Health Care Needs, 2002 (PDF Help)
Designing Systems that Work for Children with Special Health Care Needs Workshop Brief, September 23-25, 2002 Children with Special Healthcare Needs: Developing Integrated Systems of Care Workshop Brief, November 3-5, 1999
Research Activities, July 2008: Children with asthma and flu are more likely to end up in the hospital Research Activities, March 2008:Collaboration between hospital and community palliative care services can improve care for dying children Parents of hospitalized children with chronic illnesses report fewer care-related problems than other parentsPediatricians often do not pursue answers to questions that arise during medical visits Research Activities, February 2008: Children with special health care needs seem to benefit from Medicaid managed care programs with case managers Study of young Head Start children links overweight to worsened asthmaResearch Activities, December 2007: Treatments for pediatric Crohn's disease cases vary widely in North America Research Activities, November 2007: Premature infants with chronic lung disease can be safely cared for by community-based providers coordinating with a nurse specialist Caregivers of children with special health care needs rate Medicaid managed care as having better care access than fee-for-serviceResearch Activities, September 2007: Children with complex chronic conditions are more likely to die in their homes than in the hospital Research Activities, August 2007: The gender of both the child and parent affect a child's participation during visits to the doctor Research Activities, June 2007: The State Children's Health Insurance Program can improve care access, use, and quality for children with special health care needs and adolescents A managed care model and care coordination can reduce emergency department use among children with special health care needs Research Activities, May 2007: The shortage of pediatric rheumatologists limits residency training in pediatric rheumatology among general pediatricians Children with cerebral palsy have a greater risk of surgical complications and poor outcomes than other children Research Activities, February 2007: Many children do not receive recommended well-child visits during the year, especially disadvantaged children Research Activities, November 2006: A continuous subcutaneous glucose monitoring system can safely lower blood sugar levels of children with type 1 diabetes Research Activities, October 2006: Rural children with special health care needs are more likely than their urban counterparts to lack needed dental care Research Activities, August 2006: Twice as many minority children than white children with special health care needs do not receive needed vision care Research Activities, May 2006 Parents of children with special health care needs identify multiple barriers to accessing care for their children Medicaid managed care plans with case management programs may benefit children with disabilities more than fee-for-service plans AHRQ's health care quality and disparities reports can help nurse leaders make key decisions about quality and patient safety Research Activities, March 2006 Minority children living in public housing are more likely to suffer from chronic health problems Research Activities, October 2005: Mental health problems among children with special health care needs and their caregivers are barriers to care Research Activities, August 2005: Few adolescents with special health care needs receive adequate transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care Certain managed care organization characteristics can increase specialty care use among chronically ill low-income children Research Activities, May 2005: Children with special health care needs generally use more health services and have higher costs than other children Research Activities, January 2005: Children with special needs often don't receive the health care services and assistive devices they need Many chronic diseases and mental disorders that affect adults have their roots in childhood Research Activities, December 2004: Some low-income parents do not recognize mental health problems and service needs of children with special health care needs Research Activities, November 2004: About 13 percent of U.S. children and 26 percent of those with disabilities or chronic illness see a specialist in a year Research Activities, September 2004: Children with special health care needs in Medicaid managed care plans receive more needed care than those in Medicaid FFS plans Research Activities, January 2004: Researchers explore parents' influence on the care of seriously ill children
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