Pediatric Practice of the Future

“The greatest predictor of a child’s health should not be his or her zip code.”

Pediatric care represents a tremendous opportunity to improve children’s health and well-being—infants come to primary care 6 times in the first year of life alone, and pediatric providers develop longitudinal relationships with families. But to best care for children and families, we must re-design our care delivery to actively partner both other health care providers (like adult medicine, obstetrics-gynecology and psychiatry), educators and community organizations; develop novel programs; and bring the best of existing evidence into our daily practice.

The Center, in collaboration with BMC Pediatrics Primary Care is creating the Pediatric Practice of the Future that:

Empowers families to define their health priorities and design their own care
Provides care to the family
Provides new opportunities to promote social and emotional child health
Develops deeper community partnerships
Leverages technology to provide flexible care options and facilitate communication
Re-thinks the composition and roles of care team members

Healthy and Ready to Learn by 5

The Center has set a goal that by 2028, all children seen in BMC Pediatrics will be healthy, ready to learn, with adequate support to thrive by age five. Focus on this age group enables:

Emphasis on bi-generational wellness
Connection with other child serving agencies
Focus on formational time for life course health
National momentum within Medicaid around early childhood and school readiness
Sector with most reach during this time period
Investment in early childhood promotes health across the life course