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The Current Pediatric Telehealth Landscape

Christina A Olson1,2, S David McSwain3,4, Alison L Curfman5

  • 1Telehealth Department, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; christina.olson@childrenscolorado.org.

Pediatrics
|March 1, 2018
PubMed

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Pediatric telehealth offers efficient healthcare but faces integration barriers. A national study by Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes and Utilization of Telehealth (SPROUT) assessed over 50 programs to build foundational data for future research.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Telemedicine

Background:

  • Telehealth presents opportunities for efficient, effective, and affordable pediatric healthcare globally.
  • Significant barriers hinder telehealth integration into current pediatric practice, including infrastructure challenges and a lack of robust research data.
  • Collaboration through networks like Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes and Utilization of Telehealth (SPROUT) is crucial for overcoming these obstacles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an update on the current landscape of pediatric telehealth.
  • To summarize findings from a SPROUT study assessing pediatric telehealth programs across the United States.
  • To establish a foundational understanding of national pediatric telehealth infrastructure.

Main Methods:

  • Researchers assessed pediatric telehealth programs nationwide.
  • Data were collected from over 50 programs across 30 states.
  • Information gathered included implementation barriers, staffing, operations, technology, and funding.

Main Results:

  • A national overview of pediatric telehealth infrastructure was established.
  • Data on implementation barriers, resources, and operational processes were collected from diverse programs.
  • A database was created to facilitate future multicenter studies.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the current state of pediatric telehealth is key to overcoming integration barriers.
  • The SPROUT study provides essential baseline data on pediatric telehealth programs.
  • The established database will support future research to confirm the value of telehealth in pediatric care.

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