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Welcome to the Minnesota Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics
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Minnesota Medical Home Project
A medical home
is not a building, house, or hospital. It is an approach to providing
high quality primary health care for children with special health
needs. The "medical
home" is not a destination but a journey one takes with a child
and family. A physician who takes on this challenge will meet
many barriers but also find allies who will help ease the burden.
Many of the barriers can be surmounted by education about chronic
health condition management, the role of community and state
agencies, school-related issues, and reimbursement and practice
management strategies. This journey will also provide benefits
for physicians such as increased satisfaction with their role
as a physician and a closer relationship with the families they
treat.
The
University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children, "A Continuing Medical
Education Activity for DSCC Medical Home Providers - Every
Child Deserves a Medical Home." 2002 .
Important
Websites:
Special Connections
Newsletters
The
Special Connection Newsletters provide the most up to date
information on the Minnesota Medical Home Project and the
Learning Collaborative that “went live” in
March of 2004.
Articles
of Possible Interest
The Minnesota
Medical Home Project (Minnesota Medical Home Collaborative) is
a partnership between The Minnesota
Department of Health (Minnesota
Children with Special Health Needs), the Minnesota
Academy of Pediatrics Foundation and PACER
Center/Family
Voices of Minnesota.
This Project
is made possible through a grant from the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau - Contract Number 1 H02MC00101-3
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American Academy of Pediatrics, Minnesota Chapter
© 2004 All Rights Reserved
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American Academy of Pediatrics, Minnesota Chapter
A 501(c)(6) Non-Profit Organization
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