Highlights
- •School-based telehealth is an efficient and effective way to improve access to care for children of all ages, from early Head Start to high school.
- •School-based telehealth contributes to improved health outcomes for children in rural and underserved communities.
- •Successful telehealth program implementation depends on a reliable framework to ensure legal and regulatory compliance and to enhance use.
- •Challenges to program success and sustainability for a school-based telehealth program may be overcome by implementing best practices in program development at both the school and provider sites.
- •School-based telehealth fosters interprofessional collaboration between nurse practitioners and a variety of health professionals to enhance pediatric care and improve health outcomes for children.
Abstract
School-based telehealth is an efficient and effective way to overcome barriers to
care and improve health equity for children in rural and underserved communities.
Empowering health care providers, such as nurse practitioners, to develop successful,
sustainable programs may contribute to improved access to care and improved health
outcomes for the children served. Using a structured framework for program development
is essential to successful implementation when connecting school-age children to care
through a school-based telehealth program. The Telehealth Service Implementation Model
provides a robust structure with requisite components to develop and implement a successful
school-based telehealth program.
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Biography
All authors are affiliated with the Center for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Kelli Garber, MSN, PPCNP-BC, is lead advanced practice provider and clinical integration specialist, and can be contacted at [email protected] Elana Wells, MPH, CHES, is the school-based health manager, Kathryn C. Hale, MA, CHES, is school-based health coordinator, and Kathryn King, MD, MHS, is associate executive medical director.
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Published online: January 26, 2021
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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