When comparing the use of telehealth among different pediatric subspecialties, a JAMA Network Open study found that pediatric telehealth use was inconsistent across subspecialties, with genetics and...
To expand access to virtual mental health services, US Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Thune (R-SD), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have introduced the Medicaid Ensuring Necessary Telehealth is Available...
The majority of pediatric orthopedic patients are satisfied with receiving care via telehealth, according to a study presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons...
The utilization of telehealth devices, such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), helped providers continue to care for children with type 1 diabetes as the COVID-19 pandemic upended healthcare...
The implementation of telehealth had a significant impact on missed follow-up appointments among pediatric patients with tuberculosis infections (TBI), reducing the rate of missed visits by 11.1...
Over a third of patients (38 percent) have received care via telehealth this year, a drop from 48 percent who said the same in 2020, according to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle.
The survey...
With telehealth becoming increasingly integrated into care delivery at provider organizations across the country, some are going one step further and optimizing it.
For Children's National, a health system based in Washington, D.C.,...
Utilizing a combination of telehealth and in-person visits may be the most suitable strategy for treating pediatric and young adult asthma patients, according to a UC Davis Health study published in...
Using telehealth to deliver comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions is likely to reduce hospital and emergency department visits, improve patient outcomes, and decrease healthcare...
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement on telehealth that calls for, among other things, payment parity and more efforts to address the social determinants of health....
Five nationally recognized children’s hospitals are getting $48 million in federal funding to launch a Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network, which will use telehealth to share best practices and...
The federal government is spending almost $11 million in stimulus funding on telehealth programs that expand access to pediatric mental health services.
The Health and Human Services Department...
The pandemic has proven the value of telehealth to parents, according to a recent survey by Nemours Children’s Health. But it has also highlighted the need to continue emphasizing the value of...
A group of Senators is calling for “robust and sustained funding” for two federal programs that increase access to pediatric telehealth services. And a second group is seeking continued...
The coronavirus pandemic has helped to boost the popularity of pediatric telehealth over the past year, with parents becoming more open to the idea of having their children attend virtual care visits,...
Virginia has launched a statewide initiative to give children, teenagers and young adults better access to mental health services, including through telehealth channels.
The Virginia Mental Health...
The federal government is investing more than $14 million in telehealth programs that integrate behavioral health services into pediatric primary care.
The Health and Human Services Department is...
While telehealth has helped providers with care delivery during the coronavirus pandemic, it has also created challenges for those who’d always focused on in-person treatment. This includes...
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic curtailing in-person care, physicians at Stanford Children’s Health are using mHealth devices and telehealth platforms to monitor some of their youngest and...
Boston Children’s Hospital is launching a telehealth program to screen newborns on Cape Cod and outlying islands for hearing issues.
The hospital is creating a hub-and-spoke telemedicine...
