School-Based Telehealth

Funding Supports School-Based Telehealth Services in NY State

June 26, 2023 - After receiving funding from the Rochester City School District (RCSD), Monroe County, and ESL Credit Union, RCSD students will gain access to advanced telehealth units for acute care, chronic health, mental health, and follow-up care assistance. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that over 40 percent of...


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Using School-Based Telehealth to Boost Mental Health Access in LA County

by Anuja Vaidya

The youth mental health crisis in America has worsened considerably in the past decade, particularly following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recently announced telehealth partnership aims to combat the problem by bringing mental...

Telehealth Initiative Aims to Provide Virtual Care in GA School Settings

by Mark Melchionna

The Harris County School District in Georgia recently began a partnership with Mercer Medicine to implement a telehealth initiative to increase access to healthcare for students and school employees,...

New Partnership to Launch a School-Based Telehealth Program

by Mark Melchionna

Aiming to improve virtual healthcare access, OU Health and Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) announced they are working together to provide care services and integrated health education programs...

5 New Telehealth Training Sites to Open in Arkansas, Tennessee

by Anuja Vaidya

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is aiming to advance telehealth training through the opening of five satellite locations of its South Central Telehealth Resource Center. Part of...

School Health Centers Get $5M to Expand Telehealth Access to Care

by Eric Wicklund

With schools returning to in-person learning or juggling remote options, the Biden Administration is investing more than $5 million in school-based health centers that often use telehealth to help...

Ochsner Launches Telehealth Service For Stressed Teachers, Support Staff

by Eric Wicklund

Ochsner Health is partnering with the Louisiana Department of Education to launch a telehealth platform to help teachers and support staff access mental health services. The New Orleans-based health...

Florida Lawmakers Add Telehealth to Resources for Students in Crisis

by Eric Wicklund

Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow school systems to use telehealth to connect behavioral health counselors to students in crisis situations. SB 590 and HB 7035, both approved by...

Virginia Expands Coverage for School Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring

by Eric Wicklund

A pair of bills headed to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk will expand the state Medicaid program to cover remote patient monitoring services and school-based telehealth programs. HB 1987,...

Maryland Lawmakers Debate Bill to Expand School-Based Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Maryland lawmakers are moving forward with emergency legislation designed to make it easier for school-based health centers to offer telehealth. HB 34/SB 278, introduced by State Sen. Cheryl Kagan,...

Cleveland Clinic Adding 2nd Mobile Unit to School Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

The Cleveland Clinic is launching a second mobile health vehicle equipped with telehealth and mHealth tools to help students in northeast Ohio access care at their schools. Using a $2 million donation...

Georgia Lawmakers to Consider Telehealth Expansion in Schools

by Eric Wicklund

A Georgia lawmaker has submitted a bill that aims to develop telehealth programs in the state’s schools to help students with mental and behavioral health concerns. HB 9, introduced last month...

Tailoring Telehealth to Manage Back to Work and School Programs

by Eric Wicklund

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy, businesses and schools are taking a look at telehealth to help manage “return to” strategies. While connected health has long played a part in business...

Missouri County Uses CARES Act Funding for School Telehealth Project

by Eric Wicklund

Some 21 schools in rural Missouri are getting telehealth services in a partnership with Freeman Neosho Hospital. The program, funded through the CARES Act, will place telemedicine carts in schools...

Florida Commits $2 Million to Expanding Telehealth Services in Schools

by Eric Wicklund

Florida officials are using $2 million in CARES Act funding to help schoolchildren access mental health services through telehealth. First Lady Casey DeSantis announced this week that the money will...

University of Miami Uses Telehealth to Remotely Treat Student-Athletes

by Eric Wicklund

The University of Miami has launched a telehealth program to monitor the health of student-athletes, trainers and other athletic department staff, and may deploy the technology across the campus if...

COVID-19 Concerns Add Value to School-Based Telehealth Programs

by Eric Wicklund

School may not be in session because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean school-based telehealth programs are shuttered. In many cases, they’re busier than ever. While...

Lawmakers Seek Funding for Home, School Telehealth Services for Children

by Eric Wicklund

A group of Senators is calling for increased funding for children’s behavioral health services, including telehealth programs, to meet the stresses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a...

Michigan Lawmakers Look to Expand RPM, Store-and-Forward Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Michigan lawmakers are moving forward with a series of bills aimed at expanding telehealth in the state, including mandating Medicaid coverage for services delivered to the home and school and more...

School-Based Telehealth Makes Health a Priority for Teachers, Providers

by Eric Wicklund

It’s time to add another subject to the school curriculum: telehealth. In schools across the country, the nurse’s office is being turned into a telehealth station, offering on-demand access to care providers for that nagging...

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