The Florida Department of Health’s Division of Children’s Medical Services is focused on increasing access to high-quality primary care through patient-centered medical homes for children and youth with special health care needs.
The patient-centered medical homes model transforms how primary care is organized and delivered by focusing on quality care and improved outcomes. Research shows that children, both with and without special health care needs, benefit from care consistent with this model. Patient-centered medical homes recognize the family as a constant in a child’s life and emphasizes partnership between families and health care professionals. We support the model as it provides the framework for comprehensive, high-quality primary care that is accessible, family-centered, continuous, coordinated, and compassionate.
Continuity of care is a priority for both children with and without special health care needs. The model supports the continuity of care from birth through transition to adulthood. This comprehensive, team-based approach for preventive, primary, and specialty care for the child and family improves accessibility, the coordination of care, the quality of care received, and health outcomes.
FloridaHats
Clearinghouse for Health Care Transition
Fly2AT
Transition Online Educational Course
Got Transition
Resource for Health Care Transition
Youth: Health Care Transition
Health care transition is the planned movement of youth, with or without special health care needs, from a pediatric model of health care to an adult model.
The goal of a planned health care transition is to maximize lifelong functioning and well-being for all youth,including those who have special health care needs. This process includes ensuring thathigh-quality, developmentally appropriate health care services are available in an uninterrupted manner as theperson moves from adolescence to adulthood.
The Division of Children’s Medical Services (CMS) provides education, resources, and technical assistance to health and education providers, stakeholders, community partners, and youth and their families on how to successfully transition from pediatrics to adult life. For more information see below:
Technical Assistance
For more information, contact CMSTitleVInformation@FLHealth.gov
Provider Resources
Transition Templates
- Health Care Transition Registry Template (Excel)
- Health Care Transition Registry Quarterly Single Sheet Version (Excel)
patient-centered medical home Transformation
Children’s Medical Services has partnered with the University of Central Florida’s Advancing Resources to Change Healthcare (HealthARCH) to:
- Provide pediatric providers with hands-on support from National Committee on Quality Assurance certified content experts on patient-centered medical home practice transformation and recognition.
- Provide ongoing technical assistance and sustainability activities for practices having recently gone through practice transformation.
- If you are a provider practice and interested in patient-centered medical home transformation and recognition, visit HealthARCH.