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Pierce P. 1988 (ca.). Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care: Medical day care, a cost effective alternative for families of medically dependent children--Final report. Gainesville, FL: Family Health and Habilitative Services, Inc., 143 pp.

Annotation: This project addressed the complex service needs of children who require sophisticated technological interventions and an environment which fosters developmental progress. Activities included: providing medical services to children; establishing a licensure category for Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) centers; disseminating information on the project through monographs, workshops, conferences, and publications; providing ongoing staff training and family support and educational services; establishing third-party reimbursement policies which will make the center financially self-supporting; and conducting a cost-effectiveness evaluation comparing the PPEC centers to other forms of care. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB92-103423.

Keywords: Apnea, Chronically Ill, Cystic Fibrosis, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, Gastrostomy, Injuries, Reimbursement, Technology-Dependence, Uninsured persons, Vater', Ventilator Dependence, s Syndrome

   

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