About BCP
Boston Community Pediatrics is the first nonprofit private pediatric practice bringing equity to pediatric healthcare in Boston.
Due to systemic racism and structural inequities in our society, poverty and minority status are strongly correlated with disparities in care and health outcomes. This leads to long term disadvantage in health, educational, and economic attainment. BCP’s innovative model centers on patients and their families, working together to eliminate all barriers to care.
Our Team
Our Approach
The traditional model of pediatric service delivery unfairly disadvantages low-income families. The separation of care between Medicaid and privately insured patients fuels a divide that deepens racial and socioeconomic inequity.
Hospitals and health centers strive to provide high quality, integrated pediatric care to those who need it most. But, this is not an easy paradigm to shift, especially for large entities, which can be bureaucratic and slow-moving. The BCP model combines the flexibility and agility of a small, private practice, with best practices established from the literature, over 50 years of clinical experience, and the greatest healthcare leaders in the field.
Children from low-income backgrounds are
3X more likely
to have unmet health needs because they can’t access the care they need
CURRENT STATE OF HEALTHCARE
LACK OF ACCESS
The rate of ER visits is 86% higher for families with low income than for their wealthier counterparts.
LIMITED MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Fewer than 15% of children from families with low income in need of mental health services receive them.
FRAGMENTED SERVICES
38% of people in Massachusetts alone are currently food insecure.
COST-DRIVEN CARE
Providers are typically seeing about four patients per hour (~1 patient every 15 minutes)
BOSTON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS' APPROACH
ACCESSIBLE
Patients will have access to:
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Telehealth (video, phone, email & text consultations)
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In person office visits
ACCESSIBLE
Patients will have access to:
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Telehealth (video, phone, email & text consultations)
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In person office visits
INTEGRATED
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Behavioral health team is thoroughly integrated with medical team, including a consulting child and adolescent psychiatrist
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Medical providers and behavioral health clinicians are not just co-located, but are truly working together daily
COORDINATED
On-site care navigators:
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Collaborate with community organizations to provide enhanced referrals for outside services
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Connect families with social services and health & wellness resources
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Are fully integrated with medical and behavioral health clinicians to provide the highest quality patient-partnered care, share information, work together outside of individual visits to improve outcomes for our patients and families
RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN
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Appointments are 30 minutes or longer as needed
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Providers actively work to partner with families
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Most providers are bilingual