Telehealth
Telehealth Workgroup
The Telehealth Workgroup for Region V for Kids focuses on the regional Telehealth capabilities of children's, critical access hospitals, and rural hospitals to develop sustainable, regional Telehealth network of pediatric expertise.
The Telehealth Workgroup for Region V for Kids (formerly Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Center of Excellence) conducted two surveys of Children's hospitals to assess regional telehealth capabilities. Both online surveys were tools for the workgroup's goal of developing a sustainable, regional telehealth network of pediatric expertise. The questionnaire revealed one key observation: across the region Children's hospitals telehealth response to Covid-19 was to maximize the use of available telehealth systems. Click below to access the report.
The Telehealth Workgroup for Region V for Kids (formerly Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Center of Excellence) conducted two surveys of Children's hospitals to assess regional telehealth capabilities. This survey builds upon their previous work by expanding the database to cover the full Region V for Kids footprint. All three of the online surveys ere tools for the workgroup's goal of developing a sustainable, regional telehealth network of pediatric expertise. This survey revealed one key remark: across the region, telehealth was used as a tool of sustainment for normal operations, not as a tool of pandemic response. Click below to access the report.
Telehealth Survey Part 3
Advanced Understanding of Children’s Hospitals’ Disaster Telehealth Capability
The Telehealth Workgroup of the Region V for Kids Pediatric Center of Excellence conducted a seventeen-question survey of children’s hospitals to further examine regional telehealth capabilities. The survey built upon previous research by gathering more focused, additional information on current programs, practices, and capacities. This survey exposed one key lesson: telehealth is principally organized and used as an instrument of routine clinical operations: telehealth for disaster operations is an accessory function.
Advanced Understanding of Children's Hospitals' Disaster Telehealth Capability
Rural and Critical Access Hospital Telehealth Survey
Regional Pediatric Disaster Telehealth Capability - Rural and Critical Access Hospitals
The Telehealth Workgroup of the Region V for Kids Pediatric Center of Excellence conducted a survey of rural and Critical Access Hospital to assess regional telehealth capabilities. The survey expanded existing databases to cover non-children’s, community hospitals. The survey supports work to facilitate networking between children’s hospitals and community hospitals. This survey revealed one key remark: across the region, telehealth was used as a tool of sustainment for normal operations, not as a tool of pandemic response.
Regional Pediatric Disaster Telehealth Capability - Rural and Critical Access Hospitals
Infographics and Resources
Region V for Kids developed the following infographics to provide easy preparation, initiation, conduction to planning and mitigation guides.
