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Stakeholders' Perceptions of Care Coordination: A Participatory Process
Insights
Community input identified five key areas for improving care coordination for children with special health care needs. These essential elements form the foundation for a better system.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Healthcare
- Health Services Research
- Community Engagement
Background:
- Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) often face unmet health needs.
- Effective care coordination is vital for this population.
- Existing systems may have gaps in service delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify essential elements for a system-wide care coordination model for CSHCN.
- To utilize a community-engaged research strategy to gather stakeholder input.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative descriptive study was conducted.
- Anonymous feedback was collected from 104 stakeholders in Arizona.
- Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the data.
Main Results:
- Five crucial categories emerged: Communication, Insurance, Health Care Capacity, Provider Knowledge, and Family Education.
- These categories represent key strengths and areas for improvement in current care coordination.
- Stakeholder input highlighted the importance of these elements for seamless care.
Conclusions:
- The identified elements provide a foundation for developing a statewide pediatric care coordination model.
- Community stakeholder involvement is essential for building effective care coordination systems.
- Addressing these five areas can improve care delivery for CSHCN.
Objective:
Children with special health care needs or chronic conditions are more likely to have unmet health needs than other children. The purpose of this study was to use a community engagement research strategy to assess the essential elements of care coordination that can serve as the foundation for a system-wide care coordination model for children with special health care needs.
Study Design:
As part of a summit designed to review the status of pediatric care coordination within the state of Arizona and a call to action, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted to solicit anonymous feedback from 104 stakeholders (family, health care provider, or community entity) on the strengths and areas of improvement in the current system that provides care to Arizona children with special health care needs. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis.
Results:
Five essential categories crucial to building an effective and seamless care coordination model were extracted from the data: Communication, Insurance, Health Care Capacity, Provider Knowledge, and Family Education.
Conclusions:
The results from this study can serve as the working foundation to build a system-wide model for pediatric care coordination throughout the state. Providing care coordination services involves many activities across a wide range of organizations and locations. Research that is inclusive of community stakeholders can determine essential components for building a foundation for care coordination.
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