American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Recommendations on Telemedicine in Pediatric Health Care

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2015. Telemedicine can improve patients’ access to care, help fill shortages of physicians and increase communication among clinicians. But it can also lead to fragmented health care. In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) makes recommendations on the use of telemedicine in children’s health care and how it will impact the pediatric workforce. The policy statement, “The Use of Telemedicine to Address Access and Physician Workforce Shortages,” is published in the July 2015 Pediatrics (published online June 29).