92. Differential patterns in comprehensive health care delivery for children and youth

With the emphasis being placed on comprehensive health care, outpatient clinics in major city hospitals have found it necessary to reevaluate their methods of health care delivery. An increasing number of patients who fail to schedule or keep medical appointments appear for crisis care, resulting in a higher cost of hospital operation due to unnecessary utilization of emergency rooms and the wasting of time of clerical and professional personnel, as well as poor quality of health care due to See the Table in PDF File sporadic clinic attendance. When comparing behavior patterns and attitudes of clinic patients under different methods of health care delivery, patient preferences become apparent.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics Involvement in Health Care Financing

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.54.1.98 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 98-105

Author(s):

Richard Don Blim

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

American Academy ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Health Care Financing ◽

Third Party ◽

Comprehensive Health Care ◽

Financial Barriers ◽

Care Plans ◽

American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽

Comprehensive Health

In what is considered one of the most important books of the past decade—Future Shock—Alvin Toffler1 describes the sickness that befalls an individual, an organization, or a nation when it is overwhelmed by rapid changes. He asserts that two actions must be initiated if "future shock" is to be minimized. They are (1) make the best assumptions possible about the future, and (2) undertake to control change. The health care field in the '70s faces many complex and difficult problems. Removing the financial barriers to comprehensive health care for all is but one of these formidable problems. Unquestionably, other problems involving the quality, quantity, efficiency and distribution of health care delivery require continued attention and should be resolved concurrently with the development of methods to finance comprehensive health care for all. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) COMMITTEE ON THIRD PARTY PAYMENT PLANS In October 1956 the AAP appointed a Committee on Medical Care Plans. This committee was active until 1962 and was then dormant until 1964. At that time, the Council on Pediatric Practice was established in response to urgings of a number of Fellows that more consideration be given to the problems of the practice of pediatrics and its socioeconomic aspects. The Executive Board charged the council to concern itself with the delivery by pediatricians of the best possible care for the greatest number of children. At its first meeting in 1964, the council determined that the two items needing most urgent attention were the development of standards for child health care and the problems relating to various third party payment health plans, both private and governmental.

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Children and Youth Projects and Related Comprehensive Health Care Programs

Clinical Pediatrics ◽

10.1177/000992287101000903 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 487-494 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Helen M. Wallace

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Comprehensive Health Care ◽

Comprehensive Health

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HEALTH EDUCATION

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.52.3.458 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 458-459

Author(s):

Andrew Rinker ◽

L. L. Eldredge ◽

John R. Poncher ◽

Kenneth D. Rogers ◽

E. C. Shackleford ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Education ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Parental Attitudes ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Dynamic State ◽

Comprehensive Health Care ◽

Core Element ◽

Comprehensive Health

The American Academy of Pediatrics has long supported preventive health measures as part of comprehensive health care to all children and youth. Health education of children is an essential ingredient in the prevention of disease and the promotion of good health and optimal development. Good health is a dynamic state of physical, mental, and social well-being which is influenced by many environmental and hereditary factors over which an individual exercises varying degrees of control. It is a constantly changing entity, and acquisition of good health should never be left to chance. Many Americans do not understand, accept, or utilize current biologic, psychologic, and social knowledge. They obviously are not profiting from medical and technological achievements. The dissemination of general health information and its utilization for healthful living both need to be improved. Parents and parental attitudes are the most important and basic elements of any successful health education program. Health education begins during infancy in the home, and the school is a supplementary and complementary element to the home experiences. Further development, correction, and reinforcement of knowledge, attitudes, and habits of health begun in early life should be among the essential objectives of formal education. The pediatrician is experienced in caring for the total child and is well aware of personal and social tragedies that might have been avoided by adequate health education, therefore, he is especially sensitive to the need for optimal health education programs in the schools. Health education is a core element in comprehensive health care delivery. Understanding of this fact by schools and parents is essential if all children are to enjoy the good health and successful living potentially available to them.

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