BEST PRACTICES RESULTS
TeleKidcare
Type: Best Practices
General Target Population: Not Specified
Specific Target Population: Nurses
Sector: University / Academic
Description:
Using interactive televideo to assess children in schools who require the services of a physician.
A TeleKidcare® consult begins as a routine visit to the school health room. The school nurse begins the customary triage protocol of checking vital signs, documenting chief complains, and obtaining the child's relevant medical history. once the school nurse determines that the child should be further assessed by a physician, the child’s parent or guardian is contacted. If symptoms warrant, the school nurse will introduce TeleKidcare du ring the notification process. The school nurse describes the TeleKidcare consult process assuring them that the ultimate decision regarding the use of TeleKidcare is the parent's. If the offer is accepted, the school nurse initiates the scheduling process and establishes a consult time mutually agreeable with the parent and provider. The school nurse gathers the recent medical history of the student from the parent and encourages the parent to come to the school at the appointed time to participate in the consult.
During the TeleKidcare visit, the school nurse, student, and parent sit in front of the ITV system located in the school nurse's office.
Using the information gathered from the nurse's initial assessment of the student and the pediatrician's tele-evaluation, the physician determines the diagnosis and develops a treatment plan. If a prescription is required, the physician may fax the order to the school nurse or call the parent's preferred pharmacy. orders for controlled medications prescribed by the child psychiatrist for the student are often mailed directly to the school nurse.
Address:
Center for TeleMedicine & TeleHealth University of Kansas Medical Center Mail Stop 1048 3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
Contact: Deborah L. Swirczynski, MA
Phone: (913) 588-7162
Website: http://www.ihs.gov/hpdp/Documents/telekidcare_kansas.pdf#page=1
Evaluated? Unknown
Cost:
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Keywords:
Adolescents/Youth
School Health
Children/Youth
Last Updated: July 23, 2008
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