Telemedicine uses innovative technology to provide and support clinical care at a distance.
The Child Protection Team of the Telemedicine Network utilizes this technology to provide
medical assessments for children that became victims of abuse or neglect.
Telemedicine connects a child from one location with a health care professional in another
location through the help of a doctor or nurse practitioner at the hub site who directs the
medical examination. A registered nurse at the remote site meets the child, explains the process
and equipment, and assists with the medical examination. Medical professionals are able to see
the exam and diagnose the child from a distance.
This technology provides many benefits including:
■Increasing the availability of local medical experts to evaluate children who may have
been abused;
■Reducing the number of children who need to travel to obtain an evaluation;
■Increasing the number of successful court actions by improving local expert court
testimony;
■Creating new roles for nursing staff in evaluating these cases; and
■Increasing training opportunities for local health care providers.
Source:
http://www.floridahealth.gov/AlternateSites/CMS-Kids/families/child_protection_safety/cpt_telemedicine.html
