MINNEAPOLIS – In 2014, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota began a pediatric telehealth program aimed at improving access to care for children living in remote areas.
A year and a half later, the health system has made significant headway toward these goals, Kristi Moline, the organization’s telehealth program manager, said at the American Telemedicine Association annual conference. The program’s telehealth services include pediatric emergency medicine consultations with outlying hospitals and virtual hematology appointments for children with rare bleeding disorders.
In this video, Ms. Moline discusses the need for the program in Minnesota and how the initiative developed. She also notes challenges the health system faced along the way and offers advice to other practices interested in starting similar telehealth programs.
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