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The organized management of medical services provided to special children can influence: The development of a coordinated follow-up plant for each child; reduced costs for parents by avoiding the duplication of tests and unnecessary trips to the doctor; and, increased referrals once it becomes known that services are being provided with the consumer in mind.
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Sommers, Paul A., Ph.D.—Is Assistant Administrator of Gundersen Clinic, Ltd., LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Gundersen Clinic has over 180 physicians and is the tenth largest medical group practicing in the USA. Sommers has over 50 publications about the medical services and special children appearing in education, psychology and the health care literature.
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Sommers, P.A. Managing medical care for special children. Journal of Mental Health Administration 10, 32–35 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02833053
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02833053