Two teams at the Institute for Innovation and Implementation are collaborating on the issue — one nationally and one statewide.
During a checkup, parents ask their toddler’s pediatrician about her attainment of developmental milestones. The doctor must evaluate and address their concerns — via a screen. This scenario, groundbreaking for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, may become routine as parents and providers embrace telehealth. The challenge: to find innovative ways to improve these virtual visits.
Enter two teams from the Institute for Innovation and Implementation (the Institute) at the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW). One group and its collaborators are advancing pediatricians’ adoption of telehealth nationally; the other is statewide.
“We’re trying to highlight best practices using telehealth,” says UMSSW assistant dean Michelle Zabel, MSS, director of the Institute. “One benefit is how telehealth can provide more equity in the ability to care for and support families.”
Read more about the Institute's efforts in CATALYST magazine.
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