Children with Disabilites

Committee Chairs: James Bryant, MD, BCMH and Roberta E. Bauer, MD, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation

Description of committee:

Advocating for Children (and their families) with Developmental Disabilities;
Supporting Initiatives to strengthen Medical Homes in Ohio;
Sharing information for agencies and education and health to collaborate to maximize health care resources and quality of care delivery in Ohio;
Identifying opportunities where shared effort across academic centers and/or regions can share strategy to improve comprehensive care for children with developmental disabilities.

Current Activities:

Support of Medical Homes and Families
Gathering and sharing information on Access to Health Care such as Medicaid expansion and private insurance issues
Supporting state initiatives for Developmental screening and autism screening

Meeting dates: 3rd Thursdays quarterly

Web sites of interest:
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital CSHCN Resource page/Dr Levin

Committee members: Melissa Arnold, Brian Bachelder, Kathleen Bachmann, Rosalind Batley, Roberta Bauer, Cynthia Black, James Bryant, Katrina Bush, Dorothy Bystrom, Sam Chapman, William Cotton, Dan Coury, Irene Dietz, James Duffee, Antoinette Eaton, Jeff Eiden, Benedicta Enrile, Mary Jane Esber, Rosemary Feka, Williard Fernald, Carolyn Greene, David Houston, Eileen Kasten, Elizabeth Kelleher, Ellen Kumler, Nick Lashutka, Arthur Lavin, Pam Leimbach, Robert Lerer, Ron Levin, Linda Michaud, Sonya Oppenheimer, Lisa Paree, Kim Reiley, Ericka Robbins, Malini Satish, Ann Spicer, Ying Studebaker, Gerald Tiberio, Kay Treanor, Obi Ugbana, Heng Wang, Jennifer Warfel, Kathryn Wedig, Kim Weiner, Jean Wilson, Max Wiznitzer, Debbie Wright, Elaine Wyllie

Reports