Reducing Time to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Using an Integrated Community Specialty Care Model : A Retrospective Study
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a fast-track triage model in an integrated community specialty clinic to reduce the age of diagnosis for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed for patients seen in an integrated community specialty pediatric practice using a fast-track screening and triage model. The percentage of ASD diagnoses, age at diagnosis, and time from referral to diagnosis were evaluated. The fast-track triage model was compared with national and statewide estimates of median age of first evaluation and diagnosis.
RESULTS: From January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021, 189 children with a mean (SD) age of 32.2 (12.4) months were screened in the integrated community specialty. Of these, 82 (43.4%) children were referred through the fast-track triage for further evaluation in the developmental and behavioral pediatrics (DBP) department, where 62 (75.6%) were given a primary diagnosis of ASD. Average wait time from referral to diagnosis using the fast-track triage model was 6 months. Mean (SD) age at diagnosis was 37.7 (13.5) months. The median age of diagnosis by the fast-track triage model was 33 months compared with the national and state median ages of diagnosis at 49 and 59 months, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: With the known workforce shortage in fellowship-trained developmental behavioral pediatricians, the fast-track triage model is feasible and maintains quality of care while resulting in more timely diagnosis, and reducing burden on DBP by screening out cases who did not require further multidisciplinary DBP evaluation as they were appropriately managed by other areas.
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The Journal of pediatrics - 270(2024) vom: 16. März, Seite 114009 |
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Englisch |
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Davis, Jessica M [VerfasserIn] |
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| 520 | |a STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed for patients seen in an integrated community specialty pediatric practice using a fast-track screening and triage model. The percentage of ASD diagnoses, age at diagnosis, and time from referral to diagnosis were evaluated. The fast-track triage model was compared with national and statewide estimates of median age of first evaluation and diagnosis | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: From January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021, 189 children with a mean (SD) age of 32.2 (12.4) months were screened in the integrated community specialty. Of these, 82 (43.4%) children were referred through the fast-track triage for further evaluation in the developmental and behavioral pediatrics (DBP) department, where 62 (75.6%) were given a primary diagnosis of ASD. Average wait time from referral to diagnosis using the fast-track triage model was 6 months. Mean (SD) age at diagnosis was 37.7 (13.5) months. The median age of diagnosis by the fast-track triage model was 33 months compared with the national and state median ages of diagnosis at 49 and 59 months, respectively | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: With the known workforce shortage in fellowship-trained developmental behavioral pediatricians, the fast-track triage model is feasible and maintains quality of care while resulting in more timely diagnosis, and reducing burden on DBP by screening out cases who did not require further multidisciplinary DBP evaluation as they were appropriately managed by other areas | ||
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