Texas Medicaid Telemedicine and Telehealth Services for Children and Adolescents

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Overview of Medical Telecommunication

Texas Medicaid and Medical Telecommunications

Texas Health Steps and Medical Telecommunication

Implementing Telecommunication Services in the Medical Home

Appendix and References

• Resources for Health-Care Providers

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2022). Technical Report, Telehealth: Opportunities to Improve Access, Quality, and Cost in Pediatric Care. Pediatrics, 149(3).

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2022). Toolkit: Promoting Telehealth.

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2022). Telehealth Tips for Pediatricians.

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2022). Telehealth mini-trainings related to children and youth with special health-care needs (CYSHCN): “Promoting Family Centered Care for CYSHCN through Telehealth” and “Using Telehealth to Support Interdisciplinary Care Delivery for CYSHCN Within the Medical Home.” The free 15- to 20-minute training include presentation slides, speaker’s notes, and case study and questions.

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Policy Statement, Telehealth: Improving Access to and Quality of Pediatric Health Care. Pediatrics, 148(3):

  Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Services program.

  Comprehensive Care Program (CCP). See the TMPPM’s Children’s Services Handbook, 2.1.

  School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program.

  Texas Health and Human Services. (2022). Medicaid and CHIP Services Information for Providers. (Scroll down to Texas Health Steps Checkups.)

  Texas Health Steps. Child Health Clinical Record Forms.

  Texas Health Steps. Periodicity Schedule.

  Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership. (2022). Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), Children’s Services Handbook.

  Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership. (2022). Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), Telecommunication Services Handbook.

  Texas Occupations Code Section §111.001.

• Resources for Patients and Families

  American Academy of Pediatrics, healthchildren.org. (2022). Telehealth Services Start With Your Pediatrician.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Telehealth for families of children with special health care needs.

• References Featured in Course

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2022).Technical Report, Telehealth: Opportunities to Improve Access, Quality, and Cost in Pediatric Care. Pediatrics, 149(3).

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2022). Toolkit: Promoting Telehealth.

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Policy Statement, Telehealth: Improving Access to and Quality of Pediatric Health Care. Pediatrics, 148(3).

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2015.) Technical Report, Telemedicine: Pediatric Applications. Pediatrics, 136(1), e293-e308.

  American Academy of Pediatrics. (2008). Policy Statement, The Medical Home. Pediatrics, 110, 184–186.

  American Psychological Association. (2020). Connecting with children and adolescents via telehealth during COVID-19: Advice for child and adolescent psychologists.

  American Telemedicine Association. (2020). Telehealth Basics.

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Telemedicine Use in Children Aged 0–17 Years: United States, July–December 2020. National Health StatisticsReport, 170.

  Cleveland Clinic. (2018). Improve Your Webside Manner: Tips on Virtual Visits. How to connect with patients through the screen.

  Nemours Children’s Health & Amwell. (2021). Post-Covid Pediatric Telehealth Usage: Parental Attitudes and the Impact of Social Determinants of Health.

  Seager van Dyk, I., Kroll, J., Martinez, R., Emerson, N., & Bursch, B. (2020). COVID-19 Tips: Building Rapport with Youth via Telehealth. ResearchGate, 10.13140/RG.2.2.23293.10727.

  Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership. (2022). Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), Children’s Services Handbook.

  Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership. (2022). Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), Telecommunication Services Handbook.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2020). Telemedicine.

  Medical Definitions

  The medical definition in this quick course was adapted from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.