Written Care Plan

An effective care plan for growth concerns should meet all of the patient/family’s medical, psychosocial, and educational needs. It should have the following characteristics: It should be comprehensive, guideline-based, developed in partnership with the family (and, when appropriate, the patient), understandable by the patient and family, provided in a coordinated and comprehensive manner to the patient’s medical home and referral provider(s), and inclusive of a medical summary with condition-specific action plans

Common elements of a comprehensive guideline-based care plan for growth-related care:

ü  Growth diagnosis(es)

ü  Treatment plan

ü  Coexisting diagnoses

ü  Medications, supplements, vitamins, dosages

ü  Other therapies

ü  Allergies

ü  Recent clinical exam results

ü  Recent diagnostic test results

ü  Extracurricular activity involvement

ü  Hospitalizations

ü  Educational status

ü  Sleep habits

ü  Psychosocial issues

ü  Patient or family concerns

ü  Recommended physical activity, with any needed adaptations

ü  Recommended dietary adaptations or changes

ü  Patient or family limitations to following the plan

ü  Educational materials that were provided to patient/family

ü  Team members, and their roles, responsibilities, and contact information;

ü  A medical summary with condition-specific action plans

ü  Transition plan to adult care (as appropriate).