Resources for Care Coordinators

The resources below include government insurance and benefits programs; state governments; state Title V programs for CYSHCN; early intervention programs; public education agencies; community resources agencies; mental health resources; dental resources; professional organizations; and advocacy and support groups.

Resources

Information & Support

For Professionals

New Mexico Network of Care for Behavioral Health (NM HSD)
Resource for individuals, families, and agencies concerned with behavioral health. Provides information about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features; New Mexico Human Services Department.

New Mexico PullTogether (NM CYFD)
Parenting support, child care, home visiting and other child-related community resources. Includes directory of child care providers; New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Division.

SHARE New Mexico
Directory of resources in New Mexico including community health, social services, and more.

www.benefits.gov
Free, confidential tool that helps you find government benefits and assistance.

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
This is the official U.S. government site for CHIP services; information includes eligibility, enrollment and general information about health insurance for kids.

Medicaid
Official U.S. government site for Medicaid services.

State Government Links
Hosted by the federal government, this website provides links to official websites in the U.S. states and territories.

State Title V Snapshots
Title V programs for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) with measures and goals. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Federal-State Partnerships

State Part C Early Intervention Coordinators
Lists state contacts for Early Intervention (Part C) agencies and is an easy way to locate the person in charge of your state’s Early Intervention programs; National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center).

American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter List
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) chapters are organized groups of pediatricians and other health care professionals working to achieve AAP goals in their communities.

Utah Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics chapter site provides information about meetings, conferences, news, and other chapter activities.

American Academy of Family Physicians Chapter List

For Parents and Patients

Find Your Parent Center
Parent Centers provide education and referrals for families with a child who has a disability, as well as the professionals who work with them. There are almost 100 Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in the US states and Territories; Center for Parent Information & Resources.

Tools

CMHI Pediatric Care Coordination Assessment (PDF Document 157 KB)
An example of a family/patient assessment form. Developed by the Center for Medical Home Improvement and Boston Children's Hospital.

Care Coordination Curriculum (Boston Children's)
This page describes and links to an extensive curriculum for training practice-based care coordinators; developed by Richard Antonelli, MD and others at Boston Children's Hospital.

Clinical Care Plan Template (Word Document 57 KB)
Editable care plan template. Developed by Jenna Robinson, Southpoint Pediatrics, West Jordan, Utah.

Pre-visit Assessment Questions - sample (Word Document 68 KB)
Questions asked by Summit Pediatrics in Park City, Utah to patient's family by phone prior to an appointment.

Family-Centered Care Assessment for Families (FCCA-F) (Word Document 242 KB)
A survey to measure the quality of family-centered care that a health care provider gives to a child and family; for pediatricians to give to families. Developed by Family Voices

Transition Providers Request Form (Word Document 61 KB)
A template letter to assess whether adult providers will take young adult patients with special health care needs.

Authors & Reviewers

Initial publication: December 2003; last update/revision: November 2018
Current Authors and Reviewers:
Author: Jennifer Goldman, MD, MRP, FAAP
Authoring history
2015: update: Mindy Tueller, MS, MCHESCA
2003: first version: Gina Pola-MoneyA; Kathy Heffron, RNA
AAuthor; CAContributing Author; SASenior Author; RReviewer