​​Care coordination involves the "deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient's care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services." Care coordination is a key function of the medical home.  ​

Policy an​d Educational Resources

• AAP Policy: Patient- and Family-Centered Care Coordination: A Framework for Integrating Care for Children and Youth Across Multiple Systems (May 2014)
• Building Your Medical Home: Coordinated Care Module (National Center for Medical Hiome Implementation)
• Care Coordination Curriculum (from Boston Children's Hospital)​

Practice ​Tools

• Sample Office Policy: Identifying High Risk Patients
  
• Care Coordinator Sample Job Description
• 2017 Care Coordination Meas​urement Tool (from Boston Children's Hospital)
• Adaptation and Implementation Guide​

​Templates/Forms

• Pediatric Care Plan Template
• Integrated Care Plan Template
• New Patient Referral/Consultation Information Form
• Co-Management Letter and Agreement
• Community Resource List
• Primary Care Referral and Feedback Form
• Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs
• AAP Policy:Emergency Information Forms and Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs (April 2010)
• Blank Interactive Emergency Information Form
• Sample Electronic Form