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Damonei's Case Study

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Reporter is call from on the child's physician's office. Damonei started to see the physician at that clinic in October 2016 and they have only seen him 3 times. He has missed a number of appointments with them and other speciality providers. The clinic where the report is does care coordination with children with complex medical condition. Damonei has a number of diagnoses including prematurity, infantile spasm, seizures, gastrointestinal tube dependent, and periventricular leukomelacia. He has other diagnoses that are less severe. He has missed a number of important doctor's appointments. In the past, the grandmother has gotten him to his appointments but she has had transportation issues. The family was given Medicaid transportation and …show more content…

When they are seen at the Medical Mall, it's mom and the grandmother. Reporter believes mom has custody. Recently, the child has been losing weight and it's a major concern. Per reporter, it came to their attention that he would require a feeding pump so he could have continuous feedings through his G-tube to help increase his weight. This raised a red flag because most children with his condition would go home with a feeding pump. Reporter called the company (Grace Healthcare) to check-in and they said he did get a pump but a week after the grandmother called and told them to come back and pick it up. She said the grandmother said the child was eating from a bowl but he shouldn't be eating anything by mouth. Reporter asked could they get a new one and they sent a newper recommendations of the nutritionist. Per reporter, they got word this morning that the pump had been returned. There are concerns the mother and grandmother don't understand how to take care of the child and how to appropriately feed him. His condition is not life threatening at this point. If he continues to lose weight, it will be a concern. He was last seen by a doctor on

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