The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dramatic and rapid increase in the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services, including in pediatrics [[1], [2], [3], [4]]. Many pediatric providers that previously had not offered telemedicine services quickly adopted telemedicine and have continued to provide services well after the start of the pandemic. This shift presents opportunities to expand our understanding of the impact of telemedicine on access to care, quality of care, and health care costs on a broader scale.
The pandemic has changed the way that patients and caregivers, providers, and health systems think about telemedicine. A prepandemic review of the pediatric telemedicine landscape identified licensing requirements, provider interest, lack of resources to train providers, and reimbursement issues as the main challenges facing pediatric telemedicine programs [5]. The Public Health Emergency forced the resolution of many of these challenges, making telemedicine a necessary part of patient care as shelter-in-place orders and other infection prevention measures discouraged in-person encounters. Given that telemedicine will remain a mainstay of pediatric care, the field now faces the challenge of improving the delivery of telemedicine for pediatric patients to ensure that all patients have access to high-quality care [3]. Identifying evidence-based practices and understanding how these practices can be implemented and scaled are the next steps toward meeting this challenge.
