On March 24-25, AMCHP held a Peer-to-Peer Exchange in Salt Lake City, Utah which addressed the topic of medical home for children and youth with autism. State Autism Implementation Grantees from AK, IL, ME, MO, NJ, NM, NY, RI and WI participated in the exchange. The exchange convened a half-day meeting for grantees, and a full-day medical home meeting with more than 100 public health leaders from around the state of Utah.
Objectives
- Recognize elements of a Medical Home and identify how to implement these elements into practice
- Create a vision of Medical Home in the practice
- Identify strategies for building a team to create Medical Home in the practice
- Examine and redefine roles and responsibilities to create a Medical Home team in the practice
- Identify tools, methods and key change concepts that can be applied in the practice for creating Medical Home
- Recognize strategies to implement a family centered approach for children with special needs
Presentations
Children's Healthcare Improvement Collaboration (CHIC) -- Chuck Norlin, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Children's Healthcare Improvement Collaboration (CHIC) -- Candi Ramos, MPA/MHA, Quality Improvement Specialist for the Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve Healthcare Quality (UPIQ)
Thriving in Change -- Terri Flint, PhD, MBA, Director of Employee Health Services, Intermountain Healthcare
Perspective Matters: The Importance of Family/Professional Partnerships in the Medical Home -- Gina Pola-Money, Utah Family Voices Director, Project Director, Utah Bureau of CSHCN
Materials
Illinois Facilitator's Guide
Illinois Medical Home Manual
Maine Department of Health and Human Services - Autism Spectrum Disorders Report
Resources
Technical Assistance Webinars
- On December 15, 2010 AMCHP hosted a webinar on the topic of the Utah Medical Home Portal. The call was led by Dr. Chuck Norlin, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Director of the Medical Home Portal and UPIQ. Click here to access the recording.
- On March 2, 2011 AMCHP hosted a webinar on the topic of the Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve Healthcare Quality (UPIQ). The call was led by Dr. Chuck Norlin, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Director of the Medical Home Portal and UPIQ. Click here to access the recording.