Timing and Intensity of Early Intervention Service Use and Outcomes Among a Safety-Net Population of Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Federal per-child early intervention (EI) appropriations have declined, while accountability for improving children's development and function has increased. It is critical to understand high-value EI services and systems.

Objective

To examine EI service timeliness and intensity, and the association between service intensity and outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This secondary data analysis cohort study linked pediatric primary care electronic health records and EI program records from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016. Sample children from a large, urban safety-net health system and EI program who were younger than 35 months with a developmental disability or delay were examined. Data analysis was conducted from December 15, 2017, to May 15,

SUBMITTER: McManus BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6484581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature