Investigating a novel population health management system to increase access to healthcare for children: a nested cross-sectional study within a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early intervention for unmet needs is essential to improve health. Clear inequalities in healthcare use and outcomes exist. The Children and Young People's Health Partnership (CYPHP) model of care uses population health management methods to (1) identify and proactively reach children with asthma, eczema and constipation (tracer conditions); (2) engage these families, with CYPHP, by sending invitations to complete an online biopsychosocial Healthcheck Questionnaire; and (3) offer early intervention care to those children found to have unmet health needs. We aimed to understand this model's effectiveness to improve equitable access to care.

Methods

We used primary care and CYPHP service-linked records and applied the same methods as the CYPHP's population health ma

SUBMITTER: Cecil E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503201 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature