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Pediatric Visits Promote Early Childhood Literacy and Enhance Language Development in 1,400 Practices
June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Boston University Medical Center expanded the Reach Out and Read program, which trains pediatric providers in counseling parents about reading to their children and provides practitioners with books to give them at well-child visits.
Parents as Information Intermediaries Between Primary Care and Specialty Physicians
December 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study examines the degree to which parents serve as information intermediaries in children referred from community practice to an academic referral center, as well as both parent and physician attitudes to their performing this role.
Why Pediatricians Need Lawyers to Keep Children Healthy
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Pediatricians recognize that social and nonmedical factors influence child health and that there are many government programs and laws designed to provide for children's basic needs. However, gaps in implementation result in denials of services, lea ...
Generalist-Subspecialist Communication for Children with Chronic Conditions
December 1, 2003 | Journal Article
A Regional Physician Survey.
Determinants and Impact of Generalist-Specialist Communication About Pediatric Outpatient Referrals
October 1, 2006 | Journal Article
When primary care physicians refer children to specialty physicians, it is important that the physicians communicate effectively with each other in order to provide patients with optimal care. Though pediatricians have identified lack of communicati ...
New Coordinated Care Model Shows Promise for Chronically Ill Children
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Children's Hospital in Boston planned and implemented the Pediatric Alliance for Coordinated Care, a clinical service delivery model that facilitates coordinated, community-based, family-centered care for children.
Specialist Care May be Key to Reducing Hospitalizations for Kids with Asthma Enrolled in Medicaid
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Georgetown University studied the extent to which care provided to children with asthma in different Medicaid settings follows national guidelines for appropriate asthma care.