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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. The programs may also address mental health needs by connecting families with social services. Children’s hospitals in the U.S.

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What Care Coordination Is and How To Implement It

Relias

Typically, care coordination is put in place by organizations participating in a value-based payment model for populations that are at high risk for comorbidities and/or have chronic physical and mental health conditions. Care coordination usually is a role that is served by nurses, case managers, or behavioral health clinicians.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

Proper identification of potential medication errors and adverse interactions occurs when the nurse reviews medications with the patient, collaborates with the interprofessional team, and seeks to improve patient adherence and decrease costs. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association ; 2021. Backhouse A, Ogunlayi F. 2020;368:m865.doi:10.1136/bmj.m865