Maternal health care offers a critical opportunity to offer comprehensive care to a specific population. Well-woman visits allow obstetrician-gynecologists a unique angle to promote a healthy lifestyle and responsible choices to women of a reproductive age, in addition to promoting preventative services. In addition, maternal health is an area where the effects of the social determinants of health are often very evident. Having an awareness of the broader health influences are crucial to providing comprehensive care, particularly in this population. However, this is rarely something that the obstetrician can do alone, and the help of an effective, coordinated care team is extremely effective.
Often related to maternal care, pediatric health care also offers exclusive opportunities to provide patient, or family centered care. Involving the patient and their family in decisions from the start creates an environment where the patient is an active participant in their own care. In addition, children often present unique healthcare needs, whether that be behavioral, mental, or traditional clinical medicine. A coordinated care team can lead to significantly better health outcomes, and allow their younger patients the quality of care they deserve.
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Factors Associated with a Patient-Centered Medical Home Among Children with Behavioral Health Conditions | October 2012 | Maternal Child Health |
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Consumer Education (English & Spanish) | January 2012 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative |
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Fact Sheet: Patient-Centered Medical Homes | January 2012 | NCQA |
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Obstetric Outcomes and Care: Prevalence and Determinants | April 2010 | Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Obstetrical Outcomes and Care: Prevalence and Determinants |
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Improved outcomes associated with medical home implementation in pediatric primary care | July 2009 |
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FDA Allows Food Makers To Fortify Corn Masa To Halt Birth Defects, But Few Do | October 16, 2018 | |
Ky. initiative looks to curb rise of babies in opioid withdrawal | Modern Healthcare | October 15, 2018 |
The Carlyle Group Bets On Primary Care With $350 Million Investment In One Medical | Forbes | August 22, 2018 |
PCPCC Comments on the Importance of Title X for Primary Care | July 30, 2018 | |
When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic | New York Times | June 23, 2018 |
Kids Are Taking Fewer Antibiotics, More ADHD Meds | NPR | May 15, 2018 |
Primary care teams discover benefits of improving family communication | American Academy of Pediatrics | May 14, 2018 |
PCPCC Joins More than 500 Organizations to Oppose CHIP Funding Reduction | May 11, 2018 | |
95% of patients satisfied with their primary care physicians, but many worried about healthcare costs | FierceHealthcare | October 4, 2017 |
Guiding Principles for Team-Based Pediatric Care | American Academy of Pediatrics | July 24, 2017 |