Designing Systems for Complex Care

Experts on health care for children with complex medical needs gathered in Washington, DC, on December 7-8 to consider system modifications that could make care more effective for children and help relieve the burden on their families. Parents, physicians, researchers, health plan officials, and others from around the country offered a range of perspectives and ideas for policy change.

The meeting was sponsored by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health in partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health.

Materials and the archived webcast of the event will be available soon.

For more information:

• Briefing Paper: What Children with Medical Complexity, Their Families, and Healthcare Providers Deserve from an Ideal Healthcare System
• Details about the Symposium