Complex care for kids Ontario: protocol for a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial of a population-level care coordination initiative for children with medical complexity

IntroductionTechnological and medical advances have led to a growing population of children with medical complexity (CMC) defined by substantial medical needs, healthcare utilisation and morbidity. These children are at a high risk of missed, fragmented and/or inappropriate care, and families bear e...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2019-08, Vol.9 (8), p.e028121-e028121
Hauptverfasser: Orkin, Julia, Chan, Carol Y, Fayed, Nora, Lin, Jia Lu Lilian, Major, Nathalie, Lim, Audrey, Peebles, Erin R, Moretti, Myla E, Soscia, Joanna, Sultan, Roxana, Willan, Andrew R, Offringa, Martin, Guttmann, Astrid, Bartlett, Leah, Kanani, Ronik, Culbert, Erin, Hardy-Brown, Karolyn, Gordon, Michelle, Perlmutar, Marty, Cohen, Eyal
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Zusammenfassung:IntroductionTechnological and medical advances have led to a growing population of children with medical complexity (CMC) defined by substantial medical needs, healthcare utilisation and morbidity. These children are at a high risk of missed, fragmented and/or inappropriate care, and families bear extraordinary financial burden and stress. While small in number (
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028121