ABSTRACT

A social worker coordinated medical care for children in foster care in a foster care medical home (FCMH) and tracked care coordination (CC) activities using a modified Care Coordination Measurement Tool© (mCCMT). Of the 60 subjects, most were younger than 5 years, and 60% had a behavioral and/or medical condition. Primary CC activities included behavioral support for families and health system navigation. The CC prevented 11 emergency department (ED) visits, 9 placement disruptions, and 42 patient privacy violations. Children assigned to a FCMH have diverse CC needs and benefit from social workers’ specialized skills.

摘要

一名社会工作者在寄养医疗之家 (FCMH) 协调寄养儿童的医疗护理，并使用修改后的护理协调测量工具© (mCCMT) 跟踪护理协调 (CC) 活动。在 60 名受试者中，大多数年龄小于 5 岁，60% 有行为和/或医疗状况。主要的 CC 活动包括对家庭的行为支持和卫生系统导航。CC 阻止了 11 次急诊科 (ED) 就诊、9 次安置中断和 42 次侵犯患者隐私的行为。分配到 FCMH 的儿童有不同的 CC 需求，并受益于社会工作者的专业技能。