river hills community health center pediatrician focus group
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Supporting the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care
Rachel Nash, BS, MPH Candidate | IOWA PCA
What & Why TRANSITIONING?
• Definition of Health Care Transition: The purposeful, planned and timely transition from child and family-centered pediatric health care to patient-centered adult-oriented health care. (Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1993)
• The goal of a planned health care transition is to maximize lifelong functioning and well-being for all youth, including those who have special health care needs.
• Only about 50 percent of parents report discussing their adolescents’ changing health care needs with a pediatrician, and of those only 42 percent had discussed switching to an adult provider. (Pediatrics, 2009)
• Identified as a need by IPCA and RH staff
• A comprehensive and coordinated transition to adult care makes for better outcomes for children and young adults
• Early education about transitioning helps youth feel more comfortable with taking on new responsibilities and more empowered when it comes to their own health
• Successful transitions can help prevent readmissions to the hospital in young adulthood (18-24)
• Transitioning to another RH provider helps with continuity of care and keeps children in one system
What & Why TRANSITIONING?
AAP Clinical Report (2011)
MY PROJECT• Part 1: Quality Improvement Initiative
– Patient Centered Medical Home Designation• 5C: Coordinate With Facilities and Care Transitions • “Collaborates with the patient/family to develop a written
care plan for patients transitioning from pediatric care to adult care”
– Pilot at River Hills Community Health Center (Pediatric Clinic)
• Part 2: Develop Transitioning Toolkit – to be used by providers at all community health centers across Iowa
Transition of Care Checkbox
*On Initial Intake form, Care Management Plan form, and Pediatric CC/HPI form**Currently shows up at age 16 – working to change it so checkbox appears at age 12
Adolescent Transition of Care Form
• Added to two office visit types:– PEDS Chronic– PEDS Well-Child (+1 year) – Physicals
• 14 Yes/No Questions broken down into three age ranges
• 3 Domains– Increasing Adolescent Responsibility for
Healthcare Management – Readiness Assessment for Transfer to Adult Care – Implementation of Transfer to Adult Care
• Gradually complete questions as child moves through adolescence
Adolescent Transition of Care Form
Patient Medical Record
HCT Index – Provider Survey
Other Transition Toolkits
• http://newenglandconsortium.org/for-families/transition-toolkit/
• http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter/products/BeingaHealthyAdultHowtoAdvocateforYourHealthandHealthCare.html
• http://healthytransitionsny.org/skills_media/tool_show
Discussion• What are you already doing in your clinical
practice to support this transition period? How do you think it could be improved?
• How do you think parents will respond to these questions being asked?
• How do you think adolescents will respond to these questions?
• What educational materials might you need to supplement these discussion?
THANK YOU!
References
• Lotstein, Debra S., et al. "Planning for health care transitions: results from the 2005–2006 national survey of children with special health care needs." Pediatrics 123.1 (2009): e145-e152.
• Cooley, W. Carl, and Paul J. Sagerman. "Supporting the health care transition from adolescence to adulthood in the medical home." Pediatrics 128.1 (2011): 182-200.
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