Telemed J E Health
October 2022
The use of direct to patient (DTP) telemedicine for common acute conditions is widespread. It provides certain advantages over in-person visits, but has led to concerns about fragmentation of care. It is unknown whether use of DTP telemedicine decreases use of primary care services in a way that leads to missed preventive screenings and immunizations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBuilding the next generation of telehealth enabled professionals requires a mixture of team-based, interprofessional practice with novel technologies that connect providers and patients. Effective telehealth education is critical for the development of multidisciplinary training curricula to ensure workforce preparedness. In this study, we evaluated the impact of a formal telehealth education curriculum for interprofessional students through an online elective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchool-based telehealth (SBTH) plays a valuable role in child asthma management, although nurses have concerns with caregiver engagement. Mobile technology (m-health) has potential to improve this engagement. We identified barriers and key desired features of an asthma m-health application as a supplement to an existing SBTH asthma program in rural settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions of childhood, conferring an immense burden on children and their caregivers. School-based telehealth approaches for asthma care provide the opportunity to deliver convenient, cost-effective care to more children in the school setting. Our study objective was to characterize school-based telehealth asthma program delivery experiences and examine barriers and facilitators to telehealth program implementation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: School-based health centers (SBHC) are in a unique position to provide guideline-driven attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care. In this study, we compared adherence to 2 components of ADHD guidelines in SBHC versus a continuity clinic.
Methods: We compared proportions of ADHD visits that had a structured symptom report available and timely follow-up in SBHC to a continuity clinic using chart review.