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Fulfilling a responsibility to the pediatric patient
Caring : National Association for Home Care Magazine
|April 7, 1998
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Dr. Perman established a pediatric home care program at Johns Hopkins, offering integrated health services. He has now replicated this comprehensive pediatric provider model at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Healthcare
- Healthcare Management
- Health Services Delivery
Background:
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine developed a successful pediatric home care program.
- The program aimed to provide a single source for health care services, products, and equipment for families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a comprehensive pediatric provider program at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia.
- To adapt and implement the successful model from Johns Hopkins.
Main Methods:
- Replication of an established pediatric home care program model.
- Implementation of integrated health care services, products, and equipment.
Main Results:
- A comprehensive pediatric provider program was created at Virginia Commonwealth University.
- The program is based on the successful foundation of the Johns Hopkins model.
Conclusions:
- The established pediatric home care model can be successfully replicated in new institutions.
- Integrated care delivery enhances access to services, products, and equipment for pediatric patients and their families.
Abstract:
Dr. Jay A. Perman set up a successful pediatric home care program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that seeks to provide families with health care services, products, and equipment from a single source. Using the basics of that program, Dr. Perman has now created a comprehensive pediatric provider program at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia.