health care ‘Collective’ Exposes the Health Care Industry and Issues a Stern Warning About the Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:00:59 +0000 Full Article Film Collective Coronavirus Documentary Magnolia Pictures
health care The Dem Primary is Over, and We Need Bernie Sanders to Lead on Health Care From the Senate By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:56:29 +0000 On Tuesday, I cast a joyless vote for the very much politically doomed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Illinois primary, in an elementary school where hushed whispers and fearful glances had replaced the normal din of an election day. There was no one standing just outside the perimeter hustling me to vote for this […] Full Article bernie sanders health care us elections us health care us senate
health care Risk of Misinterpreting Hydrogen Peroxide Indicator Colors for Vapor Sterilization: Letter to Health Care Providers By catless.ncl.ac.uk Published On :: Full Article
health care Coronavirus led N.Y.’s Blythedale Children’s Hospital and its school to help special-needs students with online studies, telehealth care By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:00 +0000 Dozens of students and patients are thriving through distance learning and telehealth consultation via the Blythedale Children’s Hospital. Full Article
health care Letters: Reproductive rights often overlooked in health care debate By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:00:07 +0000 For too long, the health of women has been controlled by legislatures that are majority male or biased by their own religious beliefs, a letter says. Full Article
health care Letters: Robust health care system needed to combat coronavirus threat By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:00:10 +0000 Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says. Full Article
health care Letters: Robust health care system needed to combat coronavirus threat By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:00:10 +0000 Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says. Full Article
health care Cardi B and Bernie Sanders talk police brutality and health care — while in a nail salon By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 17:59:25 +0000 The senator from Vermont and the rapper bantered and got into the issues in a new campaign video. Full Article
health care On health care, is Trump malicious or just incompetent? Yes. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:42:14 +0000 New cuts are actually expansions, according to Mike Pence. Full Article
health care The 2020 elections are being driven by health care. That’s good news for Democrats. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:24:11 +0000 Republican incompetence and heartlessness are again coming to Democrats’ rescue. Full Article
health care Evaluation and Evolution of Diabetes Mobile Applications: Key Factors for Health Care Professionals Seeking to Guide Patients By spectrum.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2013-11-01 Ryan A. RistauNov 1, 2013; 26:211-215From Research to Practice Full Article
health care Insulin-Related Knowledge Among Health Care Professionals in Internal Medicine By spectrum.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2007-07-01 Rachel L. DerrJul 1, 2007; 20:177-185Feature Articles Full Article
health care Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 and Diabetes – Considerations for Health Care Professionals - April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 and Diabetes – Considerations for Health Care Professionals - April 2019 This special issue is an audio version of the American Diabetes Associations Covid-19 leadership team discussing a range of issues on Covid-19 and Diabetes. Recorded March 31, 2020. Topics include: Access to medications Effect on Diabetes Self-management Can Patients take their own Supplies if they are an inpatient in the hospital – particularly insulin pumps and CGM Considerations for Specific Hypoglycemic Medications during Inpatient Hospitalization Differences in Management for Persons with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists use During Covid-19 Infection Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease during Covid-19 ACEs and ARBs Stress among Healthcare Professionals Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Robert Eckel, MD ADA President, Medicine & Science University of Colorado Mary de Groot, PhD ADA President, Health Care & Education Indiana University Irl Hirsch, MD University of Washington Anne Peters, MD University of Southern California Louis Philipson, MD, PhD ADA Past President, Medicine & Science University of Chicago Neil Skolnik, MD Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
health care Health Care Expenditures Among Adults With Diabetes After Oregons Medicaid Expansion By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-02-20T11:55:30-08:00 OBJECTIVE To compare trends in Medicaid expenditures among adults with diabetes who were newly eligible due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion to trends among those previously eligible. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using Oregon Medicaid administrative data from 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2016, a retrospective cohort study was conducted with propensity score–matched Medicaid eligibility groups (newly and previously eligible). Outcome measures included total per-member per-month (PMPM) Medicaid expenditures and PMPM expenditures in the following 12 categories: inpatient visits, emergency department visits, primary care physician visits, specialist visits, prescription drugs, transportation services, tests, imaging and echography, procedures, durable medical equipment, evaluation and management, and other or unknown services. RESULTS Total PMPM Medicaid expenditures for newly eligible enrollees with diabetes were initially considerably lower compared with PMPM expenditures for matched previously eligible enrollees during the first postexpansion quarter (mean values $561 vs. $793 PMPM, P = 0.018). Within the first three postexpansion quarters, PMPM expenditures of the newly eligible increased to a similar but slightly lower level. Afterward, PMPM expenditures of both groups continued to increase steadily. Most of the overall PMPM expenditure increase among the newly eligible was due to rapidly increasing prescription drug expenditures. CONCLUSIONS Newly eligible Medicaid enrollees with diabetes had slightly lower PMPM expenditures than previously eligible Medicaid enrollees. The increase in PMPM prescription drug expenditures suggests greater access to treatment over time. Full Article
health care The Association Between Poor Glycemic Control and Health Care Costs in People With Diabetes: A Population-Based Study By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-03-20T11:50:34-07:00 OBJECTIVE To analyze the differences in health care costs according to glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data on health care resource utilization from 100,391 people with type 2 diabetes were extracted from the electronic database used at the Catalan Health Institute. Multivariate regression models were carried out to test the impact of glycemic control (HbA1c) on total health care, hospital admission, and medication costs; model 1 adjusted for a variety of covariates, and model 2 also included micro- and macrovascular complications. Glycemic control was classified as good for HbA1c <7%, fair for ≥7% to <8%, poor for ≥8% to <10%, and very poor for ≥10%. RESULTS Mean per patient annual direct medical costs were 3,039 ± SD 6,581. Worse glycemic control was associated with higher total health care costs: compared with good glycemic control, health care costs increased by 18% (509.82) and 23% (661.35) in patients with very poor and poor glycemic control, respectively, when unadjusted and by 428.3 and 395.1, respectively, in model 2. Medication costs increased by 12% in patients with fair control and by 28% in those with very poor control (model 2). Patients with poor control had a higher probability of hospitalization than those with good control (5% in model 2) and a greater average cost when hospitalization occurred (811). CONCLUSIONS Poor glycemic control was directly related to higher total health care, hospitalization, and medication costs. Preventive strategies and good glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes could reduce the economic impact associated with this disease. Full Article
health care Impact of a Telephonic Intervention to Improve Diabetes Control on Health Care Utilization and Cost for Adults in South Bronx, New York By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-03-20T11:50:34-07:00 OBJECTIVE Self-management education and support are essential for improved diabetes control. A 1-year randomized telephonic diabetes self-management intervention (Bronx A1C) among a predominantly Latino and African American population in New York City was found effective in improving blood glucose control. To further those findings, this current study assessed the intervention’s impact in reducing health care utilization and costs over 4 years. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We measured inpatient (n = 816) health care utilization for Bronx A1C participants using an administrative data set containing all hospital discharges for New York State from 2006 to 2014. Multilevel mixed modeling was used to assess changes in health care utilization and costs between the telephonic diabetes intervention (Tele/Pr) arm and print-only (PrO) control arm. RESULTS During follow-up, excess relative reductions in all-cause hospitalizations for the Tele/Pr arm compared with PrO arm were statistically significant for odds of hospital use (odds ratio [OR] 0.89; 95% CI 0.82, 0.97; P < 0.01), number of hospital stays (rate ratio [RR] 0.90; 95% CI 0.81, 0.99; P = 0.04), and hospital costs (RR 0.90; 95% CI 0.84, 0.98; P = 0.01). Reductions in hospital use and costs were even stronger for diabetes-related hospitalizations. These outcomes were not significantly related to changes observed in hemoglobin A1c during individuals’ participation in the 1-year intervention. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the impact of the Bronx A1C intervention was not just on short-term improvements in glycemic control but also on long-term health care utilization. This finding is important because it suggests the benefits of the intervention were long-lasting with the potential to not only reduce hospitalizations but also to lower hospital-associated costs. Full Article
health care FDA alerts health care providers of EpiPen auto-injector errors By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:04:00 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced March 24 that it is alerting health care professionals, patients and caregivers of EpiPen autoinjector errors related to device malfunctions and user administration. Full Article
health care ADA joins other health care organizations in appeal for more PPE, other supplies By www.ada.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:19:00 -0500 The ADA and other health care organizations signed a public statement March 27 saying they “strongly” support emergency efforts at the federal level to dramatically increase the production and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other necessary medical equipment and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
health care ADA asks Congress to ensure appropriate PPE for all health care workers By www.ada.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:32:00 -0500 The ADA is calling on Congress to help ensure there is appropriate personal protective equipment available to all health care providers — including dentists — who continue to provide emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
health care Chicago Dental Society donates thousands of supplies to dental school clinic, health care facilities By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:49:00 -0500 The Chicago Dental Society and its members donated thousands of personal protective equipment to front-line health care workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
health care House of Representatives passes Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:59:00 -0500 The House of Representatives passed a new coronavirus relief bill April 23 that calls for additional funding for federal loan programs to help businesses nationwide, including dental practices, recover from the economic fallout of the pandemic. Full Article
health care The Color of Health Care: Diagnosing Bias in Doctors By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT Long before word recently broke that white referees in the National Basketball Association were calling fouls at a higher rate on black athletes than on white athletes, and long before studies found racial disparities in how black and white applicants get called for job interviews, researchers no... Full Article Opinions The Color of Health Care: Diagnosing Bias in Doctors
health care As U.S. Health Care System Sags under Strain of Pandemic, Immigrants and Refugees with Degrees in Health Care Could Serve as an Important Resource By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:39:48 -0400 WASHINGTON – Even as 1.5 million immigrants and refugees are already employed in the U.S. health care system as doctors, registered nurses and pharmacists, another 263,000 foreign-born health care graduates are on the sidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic—many of them because of difficulties getting their credentials accepted by employers and licensing bodies. Full Article
health care COVID-19 in Latin America: Tackling Health Care & Other Impacts for Vulnerable Migrant Populations By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:58:29 -0400 This MPI webinar brought together public health and migration experts to analyze the impact that COVID-19 preventative measures will have on vulnerable immigrants and refugees in Latin America, with a particular look at Colombia as a case study. Speakers also discussed how policymakers and international organizations can include migrant populations in their emergency response plans. Full Article
health care COVID-19 in Latin America: Tackling Health Care & Other Impacts for Vulnerable Migrant Populations By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:44:50 -0400 This MPI webinar brought together public health and migration experts to analyze the impact that COVID-19 preventative measures will have on vulnerable immigrants and refugees in Colombia and Latin America. Speakers also discussed how policymakers and international organizations can include migrant populations in their emergency response plans. Full Article
health care Health Care Transition in Adolescents and Young Adults With Diabetes By clinical.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2010-06-01 Michael E. BowenJun 1, 2010; 28:99-106Feature Articles Full Article
health care The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers | Laurel Braitman By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:47:19 +0000 Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing personal stories helps physicians, nurses, medical students and other health professionals connect more meaningfully with themselves and others -- and make their emotional well-being a priority. Full Article Higher Education
health care Making the connection : health care needs of drug using prostitutes : information pack / by Jean Faugier and Steve Cranfield. By search.wellcomelibrary.org Published On :: [Manchester] : School of Nursing Studies, University of Manchester, [1995?] Full Article
health care LGBTQ cultures : what health care professionals need to know about sexual and gender diversity By dal.novanet.ca Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 19:44:43 -0300 Author: Eliason, Michele J., author.Callnumber: OnlineISBN: 9781496394606 paperback Full Article
health care Portrait Project Reveals the Faces Behind Health Care Workers' Protective Gear By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:49:44 +0000 Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients Full Article
health care Health administration students learn to manage rapid changes in health care By news.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:50 -0400 Students in Penn State’s Master of Health Administration program are learning first-hand how the skills and competencies they are acquiring in the classroom will be applied in their professional careers. A recent virtual roundtable event provided opportunities for students to learn real-world strategies from health care industry leaders that are being applied in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
health care Addressing Key Issues in Adolescent Health Care By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2020-05-01T01:00:26-07:00 Full Article
health care Shared Decision-Making and Health Care Expenditures Among Children With Special Health Care Needs By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2011-12-19T00:08:47-08:00 Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) account for more than one-third of pediatric health care costs. Little is known regarding the impact of shared decision-making (SDM) over time on child health care expenditures and utilization.In a national sample, we found that increasing SDM was associated with decreased health care costs and utilization for CSHCN. Results support prospective studies to determine if pediatric interventions to foster SDM reduce the financial burden of caring for CSHCN. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care The Value of the Medical Home for Children Without Special Health Care Needs By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2011-12-19T00:08:45-08:00 The medical home is associated with beneficial outcomes in children with special health care needs and in the entire pediatric population. It is unknown if it benefits the majority of the pediatric population (ie, children without special health care needs).This study is the first to demonstrate an association between the medical home and beneficial health care utilization, child health, and health-promoting behavior outcomes in children without special health care needs. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Predictors of Delayed or Forgone Needed Health Care for Families With Children By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-11-05T00:07:47-08:00 The past several decades have seen a dramatic increase in the costs of health care and the prevalence of childhood activity limitations. More families with children are experiencing financial burden related to the cost of health care and insurance.We find significant inequities in the occurrence of delayed or forgone needed health care for families with children as a result of high health care–related financial burden and having a child with an activity limitation. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Health Care Provider and Caregiver Preferences Regarding Nasogastric and Intravenous Rehydration By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-11-19T00:07:57-08:00 Some children with gastroenteritis fail to respond to oral rehydration. Subsequent interventions are dictated by regional preference. In North America, nasogastric rehydration is rarely administered. Caregiver and health care providers’ perspectives regarding its use have not been described previously.Both caregivers and health care providers would select intravenous rehydration instead of nasogastric rehydration when oral rehydration fails. Greater knowledge mobilization efforts will be required for nasogastric rehydration to be adopted into clinical practice. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Patterns and Costs of Health Care Use of Children With Medical Complexity By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-11-26T05:32:42-08:00 Children with medical complexity are high users of acute health care, but little is known about their service use across the continuum of care services and in the context of overall health care expenditures.Although accounting for <1% of the child population, children with medical complexity use almost one-third of all pediatric health care expenditures and make multiple transitions across providers and health care settings. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Early Readmission of Newborns in a Large Health Care System By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-04-08T00:06:54-07:00 Early readmission of apparently healthy newborns may result from inadequate assessment of a newborn’s readiness for discharge. Knowledge of the frequency, causes, and variation in the rate of newborn readmissions may assist in developing quality improvement interventions.Feeding problems and jaundice, both potentially preventable, are the leading causes of readmission. Late preterm and early term newborns are more likely to be readmitted and should have close follow-up after discharge from a well baby nursery. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Differences in Health Care Access and Utilization Between Adolescents and Young Adults With Asthma By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-04-22T05:21:49-07:00 Studies suggest that young adults have worse access to health care, use less primary care, and visit emergency departments more frequently than adolescents. Whether these differences are present between adolescents and young adults with asthma is unknown.Young adults with asthma were less likely to have a usual source of care and use primary care. In contrast, they were more likely to use the emergency department. Adjusting for insurance coverage reduced these differences partially but not completely. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Health Care Costs Associated With Child Maltreatment: Impact on Medicaid By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-07-01T00:07:01-07:00 Child maltreatment is a serious and prevalent public health problem in the United States. Responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality, maltreatment affects children's physical and mental health.Although many health impacts of child maltreatment have been documented, no claims-based study has quantified the impact of maltreatment on health service utilization and costs. This study presents systematic claims-based estimates of maltreatment impacts on utilization and costs for the Medicaid population. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Health Care Worker Exposures to Pertussis: Missed Opportunities for Prevention By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-12-16T00:07:03-08:00 The incidence of pertussis has significantly increased, and infection can result in severe disease among young children. This highly contagious disease may frequently be transmitted in pediatric health care settings, necessitating effective infection control practices to reduce exposure risk.Despite institutional guidelines, pediatric health care workers (HCWs) are frequently exposed to pertussis because of delayed or incomplete adherence to infection control practices. Inconsistent reporting may also result in missed HCW exposures, increasing the risk of subsequent transmission to patients. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Two-Year Impact of the Alternative Quality Contract on Pediatric Health Care Quality and Spending By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-12-23T00:06:51-08:00 Payment arrangements that blend global budgets with pay-for-performance are proliferating. However, little is known about how these contracts affect pediatric health care quality and spending for children with and without special health care needs receiving care from large provider organizations.A prototypical global budget contract significantly improved preventive care quality measures tied to pay-for-performance, especially for children with special health care needs. It did not alter trends for spending or for quality measures that were not tied to pay-for-performance. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Military Health Care Utilization by Teens and Young Adults By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-03-17T00:06:42-07:00 Adolescents and young adults consume a significant amount of health care resources in our current medical system. With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a much larger number of previously uninsured young adults (aged ≥19) will be covered.The Military Health System provides valuable information about the health utilization patterns of adolescents and young adults (aged 12–22) with universal insurance and excellent access to care. This information may help us understand the impact of new health care legislation. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Care Coordination and Unmet Specialty Care Among Children With Special Health Care Needs By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-05-26T00:07:47-07:00 Parents of children with special health care needs and low-income children report more unmet specialty care needs. Care coordination is associated with increased and decreased referrals to specialty care, but whether care coordination is related to unmet needs is unknown.Among children with special health care needs, care coordination is associated with lower odds of unmet specialty care needs regardless of whether care coordination was received within a medical home. This association was independent of household income. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Rotavirus Vaccines and Health Care Utilization for Diarrhea in the United States (2007-2011) By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-06-09T00:06:39-07:00 Since the introduction of rotavirus vaccines, diarrhea-associated health care utilization among US children has decreased substantially. Moreover, indirect benefits from rotavirus vaccination have been observed in unvaccinated children and in adults.With increasing rotavirus vaccine coverage during 2009–2011, we observed continued reductions in diarrhea-associated health care utilization and cost. Both rotavirus vaccines conferred high protection against rotavirus hospitalizations; pentavalent rotavirus vaccine provided durable protection through the fourth year of life. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Massachusetts Health Reform and Access for Children With Special Health Care Needs By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-07-07T05:07:01-07:00 Massachusetts implemented a major health reform in 2006 to reduce uninsurance, improve access to care, and increase financial protection for its citizens, but little is known about its effect on privately and publicly insured children with special health care needs.Massachusetts health reform improved access to specialists for privately insured children with special health care needs but did not reduce uninsurance, increase access to primary care, or improve financial protection. National reform may produce similarly modest outcomes for these children. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Health Care Provider Advice for Adolescent Tobacco Use: Results From the 2011 National Youth Tobacco Survey By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-08-18T00:07:04-07:00 Cigarette smoking during adolescence causes significant health problems. Health care providers play an important role in promoting tobacco use abstinence among adolescents, but recent data on the prevalence of provider screening and advice to adolescents are lacking.This study uses nationally representative surveillance data to provide current estimates of self-reported receipt of health professional screening and advice about tobacco use among US adolescents. Cessation behaviors and correlates of past-year quit attempts among smokers were also explored. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Health Care-Associated Infections Among Critically Ill Children in the US, 2007-2012 By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-09-08T00:06:23-07:00 Health care–associated infections are harmful, costly, and preventable, yet there remain limited data as to their population incidence among hospitalized neonates and children in the United States.Incidence rates of central line–associated bloodstream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia decreased among critically ill neonates and children during a 5-year period in the United States. National efforts to improve patient safety through decreasing HAIs have been effective. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Universal Bilirubin Screening and Health Care Utilization By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-09-22T00:06:23-07:00 Evidence from cohort studies has consistently found that universal bilirubin screening is associated with reductions in rates of severe hyperbilirubinemia but has shown variation in other outcomes such as phototherapy use, length of stay, emergency department visits, and readmission rates.Universal bilirubin screening may not increase neonatal length of stay or postdischarge hospital use. Preexisting trends in health care utilization have an impact on observed effects of universal bilirubin screening. (Read the full article) Full Article
health care Transition Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-10-06T00:06:23-07:00 More children with special health care needs are surviving to adulthood and entering the adult health care system. Effective transition of care can promote continuity of developmental and age-appropriate care for these individuals.Existing studies provide modest transition care support. Methods for providing transition care warrant attention, and future research needs are wide ranging. Consistent and accepted measures of transition success are critical to establishing an adequate body of literature to affect practice. (Read the full article) Full Article