Yup, more blog content due to following a conference. Currently The American Telemedicine Association is having their annual conference (using the hashtag #ATA2016). I had the pleasure of running into the tweets regarding a presentation about uses of Telemedicine for pediatrics. They contain some useful links and studies. You can click directly on the tweets to look them…
There was a great study demonstrating some positive outcomes on a study that used a mix of telepsychiatry and face to face therapy for ADHD…
Positive outcomes for children and caregivers with pediatric #telehealth psychiatry program: https://t.co/IUmHOiWUOs #ATA2016
— Delesha Carpenter (@LeshaCarpenter) May 16, 2016
As someone who does care management, I think telehealth can play a huge role in access to specialty care. Waiting for specialists like neurology, psychiatry, and many others are long. The next resource presents a list of studies completed by the University of Minnesota TeleFamilies program. These demonstrate the potential of telehealth and other technologies for complex specialty care in pediatrics …
List of publications from #telehealth program for #pediatric patients with complex health care needs: https://t.co/8VadF9wFF4 #ATA2016
— Delesha Carpenter (@LeshaCarpenter) May 16, 2016
Telehealth can increase reach to those who don’t have access to care and appears to be growing…
Great to see School Based #Telehealth Programs Grow & Scale to Serve more & more Patients #ATA2016 #FutureHealthcare pic.twitter.com/byaHBRS1QJ
— Bryan T. Arkwright (@StateOfTheArk) May 16, 2016
Fascinating Growth/Info on Pediatric #Telehealth Programs from 2011-15 via Telehealth Census done by MUSC #ATA2016 pic.twitter.com/hFGPMy8OFF
— Bryan T. Arkwright (@StateOfTheArk) May 16, 2016
I would love to hear your experiences/research with telehealth? Do you have a story about the practice (good, bad, or indifferent)? Please feel free to comment and share resources that have helped you formulate a decision about telehealth….
