Community Caregivers' Perspectives on Health IT Use for Children With Medical Complexity: Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with medical complexity represent a unique pediatric population requiring extensive health care needs and care coordination. Children with medical complexities have multiple significant chronic health problems that affect multiple organ systems and result in functional limitations and high health care needs or use. Often, there is a need for medical technology and total care for activities of daily living, much of which is provided at home by family and caregivers. Health IT (HIT) is a broad term that includes various technologies, such as patient portals, telemedicine, and mobile health apps. These tools can improve the care of children with medical complexity by enhancing communication, information exchange, medical safety, care coordination, and shared decisi

SUBMITTER: Elkourdi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851040 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature