The Use of Telehealth in School-Based Health Centers
| Autor: | John Schlitt, Hayley E. Love, Samira Soleimanpour, Caroline Behr, Nirmita Panchal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
telehealth underserved populations Rural Health Telehealth Pediatrics 03 medical and health sciences Underserved Population 0302 clinical medicine Clinical Research 030225 pediatrics Health care Medicine Global Adolescent Medicine Updates: Empowering and Caring For the World’s Youth adolescents rural health 030212 general & internal medicine School-based health centers Pediatric business.industry Rural health lcsh:RJ1-570 lcsh:Pediatrics Health Services Family medicine school-based health centers Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Original Article Generic health relevance business |
| Zdroj: | Global Pediatric Health, Vol 6 (2019) Global Pediatric Health |
| ISSN: | 2333-794X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333794x19884194 |
| Popis: | Telehealth is a growing model of delivering health care. School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide access to health care for youth in schools and increasingly use telehealth in care delivery. This article examines the recent growth of telehealth use in SBHCs, and characteristics of SBHCs using telehealth, including provider types, operational characteristics, and schools and students served. The percentage of SBHCs using telehealth grew from 7% in 2007-2008 to 19% in 2016-2017. Over 1 million students in over 1800 public schools have access to an SBHC using telehealth, which represents 2% of students and nearly 2% of public schools in the United States. These SBHCs are primarily in rural communities and sponsored by hospitals. This growing model presents an opportunity to expand health care access to youth, particularly in underserved areas in the United States and globally. Further research is needed to fully describe how telehealth programs are implemented in school settings and their potential impacts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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