Pediatrics. 2005 Nov;116(5):1238-44. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-2070.
Care coordination is a process that facilitates the linkage of children and their families with appropriate services and resources in a coordinated effort to achieve good health. Care coordination for children with special health care needs often is complicated because there is no single point of entry into the multiple systems of care, and complex criteria frequently determine the availability of funding and services among public and private payers. Economic and sociocultural barriers to coordination of care exist and affect families and health care professionals. In their important role of providing a medical home for all children, primary care physicians have a vital role in the process of care coordination, in concert with the family.
医疗协调是一个促进儿童及其家庭与适当服务和资源建立联系的过程，通过协调努力来实现良好的健康状况。有特殊医疗需求儿童的医疗协调往往很复杂，因为进入多个医疗系统没有单一的入口点，而且复杂的标准常常决定公共和私人支付方提供资金和服务的情况。医疗协调存在经济和社会文化障碍，影响着家庭和医疗保健专业人员。在为所有儿童提供医疗之家的重要作用中，初级保健医生与家庭协同，在医疗协调过程中发挥着至关重要的作用。
