Telehealth for Pediatric Cardiology Practitioners in the Time of COVID-19

Telehealth for Pediatric Cardiology Practitioners in the Time of COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased interest in telehealth as a means of providing care for children by a pediatric cardiologist. In this article, we provide an overview of telehealth utilization as an extension of current pediatric cardiology practices and provide some insight...

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Published in:Pediatric cardiology Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 1081 - 1091
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Devyani, Hope, Kyle D., Arthur, Lindsay C., Weinberger, Sharon M., Ronai, Christina, Johnson, Jonathan N., Snyder, Christopher S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-08-2020
Springer
Subjects:
Analysis
Betacoronavirus
California
Cardiac patients
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Cardiology - education
Cardiology - trends
Child
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Curriculum
Epidemics
Forecasting
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Diseases - therapy
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Monitoring, Physiologic - trends
Pandemics
Pediatric cardiology
Pediatrics - education
Pediatrics - trends
Pneumonia, Viral
Remote Consultation - methods
Remote Consultation - trends
Review
Review Article
SARS-CoV-2
Telemedicine - methods
Telemedicine - trends
Vascular Surgery
California
Pediatric cardiology
Telehealth
Telemedicine
Remote monitoring
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Summary:Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased interest in telehealth as a means of providing care for children by a pediatric cardiologist. In this article, we provide an overview of telehealth utilization as an extension of current pediatric cardiology practices and provide some insight into the rapid shift made to quickly implement these telehealth services into our everyday practices due to COVID-19 personal distancing requirements. Our panel will review helpful tips into the selection of appropriate patient populations and specific cardiac diagnoses for telehealth that put patient and family safety concerns first. Numerous practical considerations in conducting a telehealth visit must be taken into account to ensure optimal use of this technology. The use of adapted staffing and billing models and expanded means of remote monitoring will aid in the incorporation of telehealth into more widespread pediatric cardiology practice. Future directions to sustain this platform include the refinement of telehealth care strategies, defining best practices, including telehealth in the fellowship curriculum and continuing advocacy for technology.
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ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-020-02411-1