title: An introduction to pediatric home health care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide an overview of the delivery of home health care services to pediatric patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  All pediatric patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Institution-based nurses are integral in making referrals for home health care services and assuring home health care agencies have the needed information for providing seamless services.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Institution-based nurses are the first line in the transition to home and are key members in making the transition happen without unnecessary difficulty for the child and family. This article presents pragmatic information about home health care agencies and how they operate so that institution-based nurses can maximize the benefit their pediatric patients receive from home health care.
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Madigan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000451:nursing; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States