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May 24, 2018

Project Leadership: A Growing Network of Family Advocates

Families of CSHCN are the experts on their children’s health care and on how systems and services could function more effectively to meet their needs. However, many family members lack the skills, confidence, and support to pursue advocacy and leadership roles in system change. That’s beginning to change in California.
May 24, 2018

Addressing Children’s Mental Health Needs

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to note that many children with special health care needs also require mental health care services. The California Legislature has proposed several bills that address children’s mental health. There are two current bills worth noting.
May 17, 2018

June 6: A Conversation on Meaningful Family Engagement, from Clinical Care to Health Policy

Join us for a lively discussion on the article, Families of Children with Medical Complexity: A View from the Front Lines. The lead author and experts in the field will review the article’s key content and share thoughts on the implications of its recommendations.
May 14, 2018

Durable Medical Equipment Delays; CCS Transition Webinar; Hospital Readmission and Adolescents

The May 10, 2018 issue of the latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
April 30, 2018

Care Coordination Lessons from Medicare; States Use Managed Care to Improve CSHCN Service Quality; CCS Sets Whole-Child Model Webinar

The April 26, 2018 issue of the latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
April 25, 2018

Guest Blog: Lessons from Medicare on Coordinating Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

New research from Mathematica Policy Research weighs the question: “Can we draw lessons from Medicare to improve care coordination for children with special health care needs - especially those covered by Medicaid?” The answer is yes.
April 23, 2018

A Conversation on the Emergence of Pediatric Complex Care

Increased attention to children with medical complexity has occurred because these children are growing in number, consume a disproportionate share of health-system costs, and require policy and programmatic interventions that differ in many ways from the broader group of children with special health care needs. But will this focus on complex care lead to meaningful changes in systems of care and outcomes for children with serious chronic diseases?
April 18, 2018

Q&A: Complexity Tiering for Children with Chronic and Complex Conditions

Panelists answer questions from a February 28 webinar that introduced complexity tiering for children with chronic and complex conditions.
April 13, 2018

A Tool to Assess Family Engagement; CCS Transition; Screening for Social Determinants

The April 12, 2018 issue of the latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
March 30, 2018

Foundation Grants; the Emergence of Medical Complexity; CCS Advisory Group to Meet; Telehealth’s Potential

The March 29, 2018 issue of the latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Project Leadership: A Growing Network of Family Advocates

Addressing Children’s Mental Health Needs

June 6: A Conversation on Meaningful Family Engagement, from Clinical Care to Health Policy

Durable Medical Equipment Delays; CCS Transition Webinar; Hospital Readmission and Adolescents

Care Coordination Lessons from Medicare; States Use Managed Care to Improve CSHCN Service Quality; CCS Sets Whole-Child Model Webinar

Guest Blog: Lessons from Medicare on Coordinating Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

A Conversation on the Emergence of Pediatric Complex Care

Q&A: Complexity Tiering for Children with Chronic and Complex Conditions

A Tool to Assess Family Engagement; CCS Transition; Screening for Social Determinants

Foundation Grants; the Emergence of Medical Complexity; CCS Advisory Group to Meet; Telehealth’s Potential

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