title: The Minnesota Medical Home Learning Collaborative: a step to improving care for Minnesota's children with special health care needs.
abstract: Minnesota's Medical Home Learning Collaborative is now starting its third year of operation. This article discusses the concept of medical home, the rationale for its use, and the progress and challenges encountered so far in the 11 clinics that have participated in the collaborative since it began and the five that joined this past September.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospitals and Clinics, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricketts
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000628:therapy*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000193:education*; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*