PEDIATRICS Vol. 98 No. 2 August 1996, pp. 178-185
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Assuring Quality of Care for Children With Special Needs in Managed Care Organizations: Roles for Pediatricians

Henry T. Ireys PhD1, Holly A. Grason MA1, and Bernard Guyer MD, MPH1

1 Child and Adolescent Health Policy Center, Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Increasing numbers of children with special health care needs are enrolling in managed care programs. Although managed care may improve service coordination and use of primary care, it may also threaten health outcomes for these children by potentially decreasing access to the range of needed services, eroding progress in developing community-based service systems, and failing to assure quality of care. To date, few frameworks have been proposed to assess quality of care for this population of children in managed care organizations. In this article, we adapt the Institute of Medicine's definition of quality and identify six key components: content of service delivery systems, the nature of desired health outcomes, risks associated with service delivery, constraints of care, interpersonal dimensions, and attention to developmental issues. These components can be assessed at three levels: the individual, the health plan, and the community. Pediatricians and other child health professionals have critical roles to play in assuring that policies and practices within managed care organizations promote a high quality of care for this vulnerable population of children.

Submitted on April 4, 1995
Accepted on September 4, 1995




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