Caregiver Perceptions of Telehealth School-based Health Centers

Connecting Kids to Care: Developing a School-Based Telehealth Program

“…Understanding that parents felt that the program was indeed helping to overcome their barriers to care ensured that the program was also meeting the needs of this important stakeholder group. 18 Technical and clinical quality metrics are both essential as use increases. Because technical quality and efficiency of care were important to school nurses, tracking time from request to provider connection has helped to further refine the use of call pools and local provider engagement.…”

“…15 SBTH programs have been shown to improve care of children with type 1 diabetes, 16 reduce student absences, 17 and reduce stress for caregivers. 18 Additionally, studies demonstrate positive outcomes among children with asthma, including improved symptoms, reduced health care use, 19 and reduced ED visits. 20 This is significant, because asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood 21 and is associated with high rates of school absenteeism.…”