Pediatric Telemedicine Use in United States Emergency Departments.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The receipt of remote clinical care for children via telecommunications (pediatric telemedicine) appears to improve access to and quality of care in U.S. emergency departments (EDs), but the actual prevalence and characteristics of pediatric telemedicine receipt remain unclear. We determined the prevalence and current applications of pediatric telemedicine in U.S. EDs, focusing on EDs that received telemedicine from clinicians at other facilities.

Methods

We surveyed all 5,375 U.S. EDs to characterize emergency care in 2016. We then randomly surveyed 130 (39%) of the 337 EDs who reported receiving pediatric telemedicine. The second survey was administered by phone to ED directors primarily. It confirmed that the ED received pediatric telemedicine services in 201

SUBMITTER: Brova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822676 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature