Table 2.

Components of a quality comprehensive care NICU follow-up program

Personnel	• A multidisciplinary team with adequate staffing from physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapists, nutritionists, lactation consultants, case managers, and ECI collaborators
	• Support for case management and home visits
Practices	• A standardized manual of operations
	• Processes to engage effectively with neonatologists, community pediatricians, and other primary care providers including data sharing linkages
	• Mechanisms for tracking during and after clinic discharge, including follow-up at school age, adolescence, and adulthood
	• Databases for tracking and research
Programs	• Family support groups
	• Organized educational program for outreach to families, providers, and community
	• Website with resources for families, providers, and community
Facilities	• Appropriate clinic space