Health Care Transition

Health Care Transition planning program focus that can be adopted across diseases, disabilities and settings. Voices of youth/young adults, caregivers, and both pediatric and adult providers are unique to this book and will help bring context to other transition resources. Includes illustrative case examples.

Constance M. Wiemann, PhD Associate Professor, Director of Research Section of Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital Houston, Texas   Albert C. Hergenroeder, MD Professor, Chief of Adolescent Medicine Section of Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital Houston,  Texas 

Chapter 1. Introduction: Historical Perspectives, Current Priorities, and Health Care Transition Evidence and Measurement. -Chapter 2: The anatomical, hormonal and neuro-chemical changes that occur during brain development in adolescents and young adults.- Chapter 3: The relationships of adolescent behaviours to adolescent brain changes; and their relevance to the transition of adolescents and young adults with chronic illness and disability.- Chapter 4. Healthcare Transition from the AYASHCN's perspective.- Chapter 5: Health Care Transition from the Family Perspective.- Chapter 6. Healthcare Transition from the Pediatric Provider's Perspective.- Chapter 7:  Healthcare Transition from the Adult Provider's Perspective Barriers to accepting AYASHCN in the practice.- Chapter 8: Healthcare Insurance Changes.- Chapter 9. Establishing the Administrative Structure and Support for a Healthcare Transition Program.- Chapter 10: Mobilizing Pediatric Providers.- Chapter 11: Developing a Transition Policy, Procedures or Guidelines.- Chapter 12: Establishing a Method to Monitor Transition Planning and Track Patient Outcomes Following Transfer.- Chapter 13: Incorporating Healthcare Transition Readiness Assessment.- Chapter 14. Employing Healthcare Transition Planning Tools.- Chapter 15. Understanding the Pediatric and Adult Healthcare System: Adapting to Change.- Chapter 16. Developing the Process for Transferring Care from Pediatric to Adult Providers.- Chapter 17. Preparing the Adult Practice to Accept AYA.- Chapter 18: Establishing a System for Ensuring Transfer Completion.- Chapter 19. Defining Successful Transition: Young Adult Perspective.- Chapter 20. Defining Successful Transition: Parent Perspective.- Chapter 21. Defining Successful Transition: Pediatric Provider Perspective.- Chapter 22. Defining Successful Transition: Adult Provider Perspective.- Chapter 23. Defining Successful Transition: Payer perspective.- Chapter 24 Financial Cost of Healthcare Transition.- Chapter 25.  Payment for Health Care Transition Services.- Chapter 26: Healthcare Transition and the Medical Home.- Chapter 27. The Hospitalist's Perspective on Healthcare Transition.- Chapter 28. The International Perspective on Health care Transition.- Chapter 29: Expanding the Role of the Pharmacist.- Chapter 30:  Legal Issues: Guardianship and supportive decision making.- Chapter 31. Transitioning Adolescents and Young Adults with Medical Complexity.- Chapter 32. Transitioning Youth with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities.- Chapter 33: Palliative Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs.- Chapter 34: Healthcare Transitions and Dental Care.- Chapter 35. A Successful Healthcare Transition Program in a Hospital Setting.- Chapter 36: Different Healthcare Transition Models.- Chapter 37: Conclusions.