Individuals with Special Health Care Needs

Creating Online NICU Networks to Educate, Consult & Team

Description

Developed, implemented, and evaluated a cooperative effort for using health IT to facilitate a continuum of appropriate medical and developmental care, from the time infants are admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), through the transition process to community-based health care services for infants most at-risk for long-term neurodevelopmental problems.

Grant Number
P20 HS014996
Principal Investigator(s)

Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs

Description

Developed a database that includes diagnoses, health records, and educational information on children with special health care needs, with emphasis on children with genetic conditions and developmental disabilities. This information was made available to physicians via a secure Web-based system.

Grant Number
P20 HS015426
Principal Investigator(s)