Journal article
Impact of Shared Plans of Care on Healthcare Utilization by Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Mental Health Diagnoses
Maternal and child health journal, Vol.25(4), pp.584-589
04/01/2021
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03101-3
PMID: 33245527
Abstract
Objectives We assessed how shared plans of care (SPoC), a care coordination tool, impact healthcare utilization of a cohort of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) and mental health conditions. Methods Data, including emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and primary care visits, were collected through chart review of CSHCN. A Poisson generalized linear mixed model was used to analyze healthcare utilization data for CSHCN. Results Our results showed a decrease in primary care visits, hospitalizations, and ED visits for CSHCN after SPoC implementation, though only primary care visits reached significance. Mental health care visits were specifically found to decrease by 39% following employment of SPoC. Conclusions for Practice The use of SPoCs in CSHCN had a positive impact on healthcare utilization suggesting widespread use of this tool improved care coordination in this population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Impact of Shared Plans of Care on Healthcare Utilization by Children with Special Healthcare Needs and Mental Health Diagnoses
- Creators
- Elizabeth Mann - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineMichael Pyevich - University of IowaPatrick Ten Eyck - Univ Iowa, Inst Clin & Translat Sci, SW44-M Gen Hosp,100 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAThomas Scholz - Iowa City VA Health Care System
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Maternal and child health journal, Vol.25(4), pp.584-589
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10995-020-03101-3
- PMID
- 33245527
- ISSN
- 1092-7875
- eISSN
- 1573-6628
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- UL1TR002537 / University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science Award-NIH
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Cardiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Biostatistics; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Child and Community Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984354040402771
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