The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care
Abstract In 2006, the Institute of Medicine published a report titled “Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains,” in which it described pediatric emergency care as uneven at best. Since then, telehealth has emerged as one of the great equalizers in care of children, particularly for those in rural...
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| author | Mohsen Saidinejad Isabel Barata Ashley Foster Timothy K. Ruttan Muhammad Waseem Douglas K. Holtzman Lee S. Benjamin Sam Shahid Kathleen Berg Dina Wallin Shireen M. Atabaki Madeline M. Joseph the ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee |
| author_facet | Mohsen Saidinejad Isabel Barata Ashley Foster Timothy K. Ruttan Muhammad Waseem Douglas K. Holtzman Lee S. Benjamin Sam Shahid Kathleen Berg Dina Wallin Shireen M. Atabaki Madeline M. Joseph the ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee |
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| description | Abstract In 2006, the Institute of Medicine published a report titled “Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains,” in which it described pediatric emergency care as uneven at best. Since then, telehealth has emerged as one of the great equalizers in care of children, particularly for those in rural and underresourced communities. Clinicians in these settings may lack pediatric‐specific specialization or experience in caring for critically ill or injured children. Telehealth consultation can provide timely and safe management for many medical problems in children and can prevent many unnecessary and often long transport to a pediatric center while avoiding delays in care, especially for time‐sensitive and acute interventions. Telehealth is an important component of pediatric readiness of hospitals and is a valuable tool in facilitating health care access in low resourced and critical access areas. This paper provides an overview of meaningful applications of telehealth programs in pediatric emergency medicine, discusses the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on these services, and highlights challenges in setting up, adopting, and maintaining telehealth services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3fbc8c58c3a404e85f01aa5b6d6004e2023-06-26T04:54:29ZengWileyJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522023-06-0143n/an/a10.1002/emp2.12952The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency careMohsen Saidinejad0Isabel Barata1Ashley Foster2Timothy K. Ruttan3Muhammad Waseem4Douglas K. Holtzman5Lee S. Benjamin6Sam Shahid7Kathleen Berg8Dina Wallin9Shireen M. Atabaki10Madeline M. Joseph11the ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee12The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Torrance California USADonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Northwell Health Manhasset New York USAHarvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts USADell Medical School at the University of Texas Austin Texas USALincoln Medical Center Bronx New York USASummerville Medical Center Summerville South Carolina USATrinity Health St. Joseph Medical Center Ann Arbor Michigan USAAmerican College of Emergency Physicians Irving Texas USADell Medical School at the University of Texas Austin Texas USAUniversity of California, San Francisco San Francisco California USAThe George Washington University, School of Medicine Children's National Hospital Washington District of Columbia USAUniversity of Florida Jacksonville Florida USAThe Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Torrance California USAAbstract In 2006, the Institute of Medicine published a report titled “Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains,” in which it described pediatric emergency care as uneven at best. Since then, telehealth has emerged as one of the great equalizers in care of children, particularly for those in rural and underresourced communities. Clinicians in these settings may lack pediatric‐specific specialization or experience in caring for critically ill or injured children. Telehealth consultation can provide timely and safe management for many medical problems in children and can prevent many unnecessary and often long transport to a pediatric center while avoiding delays in care, especially for time‐sensitive and acute interventions. Telehealth is an important component of pediatric readiness of hospitals and is a valuable tool in facilitating health care access in low resourced and critical access areas. This paper provides an overview of meaningful applications of telehealth programs in pediatric emergency medicine, discusses the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on these services, and highlights challenges in setting up, adopting, and maintaining telehealth services.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12952COVID‐19patient portalpediatric emergency medicinepediatric telehealthtele‐consultationtele‐psychiatry |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Saidinejad Isabel Barata Ashley Foster Timothy K. Ruttan Muhammad Waseem Douglas K. Holtzman Lee S. Benjamin Sam Shahid Kathleen Berg Dina Wallin Shireen M. Atabaki Madeline M. Joseph the ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open COVID‐19 patient portal pediatric emergency medicine pediatric telehealth tele‐consultation tele‐psychiatry |
| title | The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care |
| title_full | The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care |
| title_fullStr | The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care |
| title_short | The role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care |
| title_sort | role of telehealth in pediatric emergency care |
| topic | COVID‐19 patient portal pediatric emergency medicine pediatric telehealth tele‐consultation tele‐psychiatry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12952 |
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