Care Coordination: Empowering Families
As a partner in the Heartland Genetics Services Collaborative, DSA is proud to offer a training new to Region 5. This is a free service to parents of children with Down syndrome. Facilitators are Anne Mancini and Leah Janke.
The purpose of the training is to provide parents with the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to coordinate care for children with genetic condition in partnership with a medical home.*
By the end of the training participants will:
Identify the components of a Medical Home
Define their role in coordinating care for their child
Identify one technique they can use to build a health partnership
Understand basic guidelines for advocacy
Recognize effective communication skills
Identify key members of the child’s care team
Expand concept of care coordination beyond medical
Know how to use Coordinated Care Plan to facilitate communication between care providers
Understand the need to plan for child’s transition
Identify two different methods of organizing information
Identify one resource that can help them navigate insurance
Identify one technique for dealing with denied insurance claims
Identify three key concepts for evaluating resources
*The goal of a medical home is to provide a rationally organized health care system that ensures that patients who can benefit from specialty care gain timely access.
Applications for $100 stipends for childcare are available. See registration form.
