Abigail Arons, Rebecca K Tsevat, Emily Hotez, Holly Huang, Rohini Nott, Hayoung Ahn, Needhi Mehta, Lynn Nguyen, Van Nguyen, Ariana Gonzalez Rebollar, Susan Duan, Janet Ma
OBJECTIVE: Health care transition (HCT) planning supports adolescents as they move from pediatric to adult health care and is recommended for all youth. HCT planning uptake remains low, with little known about HCT in the adolescent well child check (WCC) setting. We sought to increase rates of HCT planning at WCCs by adapting best practices for HCT from specialty and chronic care. METHODS: This quality improvement initiative at 12 to 17-year-old WCCs at four Internal Medicine-Pediatrics primary care clinics, was based on the first three of the "Six Core Elements" of HCT framework and integrated into the electronic health record...
March 20, 2024: Academic Pediatrics