Exploring Telehealth to Improve Discharge Outcomes in Children.

Objectives: The inpatient to outpatient transition is critical for patient safety but suffers from lack of standardization and communication. Expanding telehealth use allows unique opportunities to leverage secure video conferencing to streamline communication between families and hospital-based providers (HBPs) after hospital discharge. We conducted a qualitative study to evaluate HBP and caregiver beliefs regarding a proposed telehealth follow-up visit after hospital discharge (THDF).