Providing a primary care medical home for children and youth with cerebral palsy

Pediatrics. 2011 Nov;128(5):e1321-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-1468. Epub 2011 Oct 31.

Abstract

All primary care providers will care for children with cerebral palsy in their practice. In addition to well-child and acute illness care, the role of the medical home in the management of these children includes diagnosis, planning for interventions, authorizing treatments, and follow-up. Optimizing health and well-being for children with cerebral palsy and their families entails family-centered care provided in the medical home; comanagement is the most common model. This report reviews the aspects of care specific to cerebral palsy that a medical home should provide beyond the routine health care needed by all children.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cerebral Palsy / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Palsy / therapy*
  • Child
  • Child Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Child Welfare
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Disabled Children / rehabilitation*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Patient-Centered Care / organization & administration*
  • Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States
  • Young Adult