Studies from Children’s Hospital Reveal New Findings on Pediatric Psychology and Psychiatry (Advancing the Measurement of Care Coordination in…

Studies from Children's Hospital Reveal New Findings on Pediatric Psychology and Psychiatry (Advancing the Measurement of Care Coordination in Pediatric Behavioral Health)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Data detailed on Pediatrics have been presented. According to news reporting from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "To describe the measure review and evaluation process used to identify new measures of care coordination for children with behavioral health needs conducted as part of Massachusetts' Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Demonstration Grant. The Massachusetts Child Health Quality Coalition identified a shortage of pediatric measures of care coordination in behavioral health."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Children's Hospital, "After an extensive literature review, the Measure Development Committee applied the Care Coordination Key Elements Framework (Framework), which was designed as part of the grant work, and used a modified RAND Delphi method to conduct feasibility and validity evaluation and propose the new candidate measures for further rigorous testing. Thirty-two measures were evaluated. One existing Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set and 8 newly proposed measures met the criteria for feasibility and reliability. These measures represented each of the key elements contained in the Framework. The measures need further testing to ensure scientific acceptability and wide usability."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "A multipronged methodology was used to propose measures of care coordination in the space of pediatric behavioral health to fill the identified gaps in existing measures."

For more information on this research see: Advancing the Measurement of Care Coordination in Pediatric Behavioral Health. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2016;37(8):674-684. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics can be contacted at: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Two Commerce Sq, 2001 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - www.lww.com; Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/pages/default.aspx)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Jorina, Boston Childrens Hosp, Center Patient Safety & Qual Res, Boston, MA, United States. Additional authors for this research include A. Cammaerts, J. Singer, A. Ozonoff, E. Chan, R. Antonelli, M. Gurvitz and K. Jenkins (see also Pediatrics).

Keywords for this news article include: Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital.

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