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, January 2004:
Researchers explore parents' influence on the care of seriously ill children
Research Activities, December 2003:
Antiinflammatory medications for the long-term treatment of childhood asthma are underused
Research Activities, October 2003:
Within broad limits, chronic middle-ear disease up to age 3 probably does not impair language and other development by age 4
School-based health centers can help poor children manage their asthma, but they need to follow care guidelines
Research Activities, September 2003:
Researchers focus on management of asthma in children
Hospital type and experience affect outcomes of children who undergo tracheotomy
Research Activities, July 2003:
School-based health centers reduce asthma-related hospitalization and absenteeism among urban children
Research Activities, May 2003:
Medical errors affect 2 to 3 percent of hospitalized children and are more common in those with special medical needs
Research Activities, February 2003:
More than half of all Medicaid-insured children with chronic conditions receive generalist-only care
Research Activities, December 2001:
Use of health care services and costs of care are substantial for children with asthma-related illnesses
Children with insulin-dependent diabetes are hospitalized three times more often than other children
Generalists provide the majority of care to Medicaid-insured children with chronic conditions
Research Activities, September 2001:
Few children with persistent asthma use controller medications that can reduce ER visits and hospitalizations
Research Activities, February 2001:
Once parents accept that their child's cancer is terminal, palliative care can begin to make the child more comfortable
Research Activities, July 2000:
Researchers examine use of emergency medical services and hospitalization for children with special needs
Research Activities, April 2000:
More
attention should be paid to palliative care for children dying of cancer
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