A Multimodal Telehealth Strategy to Improve Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Madeline H Niemann; Manuel C Alvarado; Cristina Camayd-Muñoz; Rinat R Jonas; Jodi K Wenger; Laurie M Douglass

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2020.04.004

A Multimodal Telehealth Strategy to Improve Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2020 Aug;67(4):629-634. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Authors

Madeline H Niemann¹, Manuel C Alvarado², Cristina Camayd-Muñoz¹, Rinat R Jonas¹, Jodi K Wenger³, Laurie M Douglass⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, 801 Albany St, Suite 1028N, Boston, MA 02119, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, 801 Albany St, Suite 1028N, Boston, MA 02119, USA; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Division of Pediatric Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, 801 Albany St, Suite 1028N, Boston, MA 02119, USA; Division of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Boston Medical Center, 801 Albany St, Suite 1028N, Boston, MA 02119, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 32650859
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.04.004

Abstract

A team of providers, researchers, patients, and families created a novel telehealth tool to improve communication across a variety of systems involved in pediatric epilepsy care. This tool facilitates in-home telemedicine appointments and saves costs for patients and hospital systems alike within the context of a population highly affected by health care disparities.

Keywords: Complex care; Epilepsy; Patient-centered medical home; Seizures; Telehealth; Telemedicine.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Communication
Epilepsy / economics
Epilepsy / therapy*
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Patient-Centered Care
Telemedicine / economics
Telemedicine / methods*
Videoconferencing