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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

These children account for one-third of total healthcare spending and 40% of Medicaid’s total spending on kids,” according to a Children’s Hospital Association news release. reduction to Medicaid spending in the first full year of operation, according to a news release. “A Children’s hospitals in the U.S. This accounted for a 2.6%

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What Care Coordination Is and How To Implement It

Relias

In these scenarios, a care coordinator can: Communicate between multiple providers within the continuum of care, especially with a primary care physician. Care coordination usually is a role that is served by nurses, case managers, or behavioral health clinicians.