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Pediatric telehealth use can help shrink healthcare’s carbon footprint

March 8, 2024 - Pediatric telehealth use is linked to a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, new research reveals. Published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health, the study assessed the effects of telehealth use among pediatric patients on travel and, by extension, carbon emissions. The healthcare system contributes significantly to climate...

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Medication Error Rates Similar Between Phone, Video Telehealth Consults

by Anuja Vaidya

There were no significant differences in physician-related medication errors between consultations for critically ill children conducted via telephone or video-based telehealth, according to new...

A Deep Dive into CA’s mHealth Effort to Support Youth Mental Health

by Anuja Vaidya

As healthcare stakeholders attempt to stem the youth mental health crisis in America, many have turned to digital health technology. The latest to do so is the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), which has launched a...

Apple Watch Can Detect Irregular Heartbeats in Children

by Anuja Vaidya

The Apple Watch can record arrhythmias in children, including arrhythmias that were not identified by traditional ambulatory monitors, according to recently published research. Arrhythmia, or...

NIH-Funded Study to Assess Telehealth Use in Predicting Autism

by Anuja Vaidya

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has granted California-based researchers a five-year, $3.2 million grant to study whether the likelihood...

With Digital Access, Telemental Health Benefits Youth on Medicaid

by Anuja Vaidya

Mental healthcare provided via telehealth can eliminate geographic and other barriers to care for youth enrolled in Medicaid, but only if they have the digital resources necessary for virtual care,...

Pediatric Telemental Health Use Swells to 2,300% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

by Anuja Vaidya

Telehealth accounts for a significant share of mental health service utilization and spending among pediatric patients in the United States, with telemental health service utilization soaring 2,300...

New Eye-Tracking Tablet Tool Can Help Diagnose Autism in Children  

by Anuja Vaidya

Atlanta-based researchers have developed a biomarker-based, eye-tracking diagnostic tool to diagnose autism spectrum disorder. Ami Klin, PhD, and Warren R. Jones, PhD, of Marcus Autism Center, a...

Midwest Providers Expand Specialty Care Telehealth Partnership

by Anuja Vaidya

Ohio-based Cincinnati Children's is collaborating with Parkview Health to launch telehealth clinics to expand healthcare access for children seeking pediatric neurosurgery, rheumatology, and...

Yale Center Aims to Improve Pediatrics with Immersive Technologies

by Mark Melchionna

Launched after the success of the XR Pediatrics laboratory, the new Yale Center for Immersive Technologies aims to leverage extended reality (XR) and game technology to improve pediatric health...

Grant Supports Expansion of Pediatric Telehealth Offerings in Montana

by Mark Melchionna

A two-year partnership between Montana Pediatrics and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, which includes a $1 million investment, aims to expand a pediatric telehealth program to increase...

New App Aims to Improve Recognition, Treatment of Child Abuse

by Mark Melchionna

A new app from Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, known as LCAST (Lurie Children’s Child Injury Plausibility Assessment Support Tool), aims to enhance the process of...

Pediatric Wearable Device Use Varies Based on Patient Demographics

by Mark Melchionna

New research published in JAMA Network Open found that consumer-grade wearable device use was inconsistent based on social determinants of health (SDoH), specifically patient demographics and...

Intermountain Healthcare Expands Telehealth Services for Newborn Care

by Mark Melchionna

A new telehealth service launched at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital will extend care provided by providers within its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) neurology program to more...

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...

Video Telehealth Linked to Reduction in Pediatric Hospital Transfers 

by Mark Melchionna

A study recently published in JAMA Network Open showed that when comparing telephone-based consultations to those conducted via video telehealth, the latter helped limit pediatric hospital transfers...

Project ECHO Effectively Educates Providers in Managing Pediatric Pain

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in BMC Medical Education found that an online education model called Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) effectively trained healthcare providers (HCPs)...

Pediatric Hospital Combines Urgent Care Services with Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

To expand healthcare access throughout Washington state, Seattle Children's has added the option of virtual care services to treat urgent care symptoms such as allergies, colds, coughs, eye...

Telehealth Can Support Care of Young Children with Developmental Delay

by Mark Melchionna

A study recently published in JAMA Network Open found that a telehealth intervention to support the treatment of children with developmental delay (DD) was associated with lower levels of externalizing...

Collaboration to Expand Access to Breastfeeding Support Via Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

Connecticut Children's Care Network has entered into a partnership with Nest Collaborative to support Connecticut families and newborns through telehealth-enabled breastfeeding support. Operating...

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