Creating a Medical Home

Getting Started

Parent Partnership

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Practice Improvement Methods:
Practice Assessment

Consumer Awareness

Practice Improvements

Acute Illness Managment

Preventive Care Managment

Chronic Condition Management

Transition Information

Community Resources

Medical Home Reimbursement

Quality Improvement

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Medical Home Primer for Physicians

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Medical Home Information for Families

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Additional Resources

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The following information and resources are provided to assist you in establishing and promoting a medical home within your primary care practice. If you have suggestions for resources to add to this collection, please use our Contact Us page to share your ideas.

Forms and Brochures

Illinois Provider Directory for CSHCN: Application Form

The Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics provides an online searchable directory of pediatric health care providers to help families and health care professionals find the care and services needed in their community.

Emergency Medical Information Form

This form can be used to provide critical and important health care information that will assist emergency medical personnel to quickly and effectively meet a child's urgent health care needs. This form was developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Illinois Pediatric Consultant List

The UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) has identified the following pediatric specialists in Illinois who are available to primary care providers to answer general questions about the management of children with special needs. DSCC will reimburse primary care providers for telephone consultations with the consultants on the list regarding DSCC-approved clients using appropriate CPT codes.

Medical Home Brochure for Families

DSCC has developed a brochure to introduce the medical home concept to families. It highlights the importance of having a partnership between parents and primary care providers to successfully coordinate care for children with special health care needs.

Medical Home Brochure for Physicians

DSCC has developed a brochure to introduce the medical home concept to physicians. It highlights the importance of having a partnership between parents and primary care providers to successfully coordinate care for children with special health care needs.

Provider Notes/Family Survey Form

DSCC developed this form to be used by Primary Care Physicians and families to summarize family issues as well as medical findings and recommendations. This form can also be used, with the family's consent, to share information with other health care providers involved in a child's care

Transition Facts for Health Professionals

The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) developed this brochure to guide health professionals in assisting teens with the issues faced in the successful transition into adulthood.

Transition Issues for Adolescents & their Families

This brochure developed by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics offers assistance for families with issues related to transition planning for adolescents with special needs. (This brochure is also available in Spanish: Asuntos de transición para adolescentes con necesidades especiales)

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Publications

Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health

The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health provides national, state, and regional data on the health and health-related services for children, youth and families in the United States. Data from both the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) and the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is detailed on this web site.

Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Care

This Policy statement from the AAP Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine and Bright Futures Steering Committee offers recommendations for well child care and emphasizes the importance of continuity of care from the prenatal period through adolescence.

Other Resources

The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs is an extensive and valuable resource for all things medical home.

In June 2009 the AAP/MCHB/National Center for Medical Home Implementation published the Building Your Medical Home Toolkit that supports primary care pediatricians' development and improvement of a Medical Home. It also prepares a pediatric office to apply for and potentially meet the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Physician Practice Connections Patient Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) Recognition program requirements. 

The Toolkit can help a practice assess and improve its medical home capacity with resources and downloadable tools organized into six building blocks that provide guidance for implementation:

• Care Partnership Support addresses family access and communication.

• Clinical Care Organization addresses standards for practice organization and use of clinical information.

• Care Delivery Management addresses the promotion of clinical care that is consistent with scientific evidence, as well as patient and family preference.

• Resources and Linkages addresses successfully linking patient and families with community resources to help meet their needs.

• Practice Performance Measurement addresses the organization and promotion of safe and high quality care.

• Payment and Finance addresses the need to match quality care and NCQA recognition with payment and value

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