Skip Navigation

Strengthen the Evidence for Maternal and Child Health Programs

Sign up for MCHalert eNewsletter

Search Results: MCHLine

Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

Nickel R. 1998. Community Consultants in the Care of Children with Special Health Care Needs: [Final report]. Portland, OR: Oregon Health Sciences University, 43 pp.

Annotation: The project goal was to improve the quality of care for children and adolescents with special health needs (CSHN) available in their own community by providing training in secondary level health care services to physicians, nurses, and other staff of managed care programs (MCPs) and establishing linkages among the child's health care providers and other community service providers. Objectives included developing a comprehensive inservice training program in secondary level management skills; and training 20 health care teams from MCPs representing all regions of the State, including the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Representatives from minority communities were encouraged to participate. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with Special Health care Needs, Community Based Health Services, Distance Education, Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Teleconferences, Training

Wiltherspoon JP, Johnstone SM, Wasen CJ. 1993. Rural telehealth: Telemedicine, distance education and informatics for rural health care. Boulder, CO: Western Interstate Commission Commission for Higher Education, Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, 79 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the application of telecommunications and information technology to the delivery of rural health care and the development of rural health care infrastructure. Additional topics include a primer on telecommunications and information technology; telehealth and user support; and regulatory, legal, and quality assurance issues. The report includes references and a glossary of telecommunications terms.

Contact: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, 3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80301-2204, Telephone: (303) 541-0200 Fax: (303) 541-0291 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://wiche.edu/ $8.00.

Keywords: Access to health care, Communications, Distance education, Evaluation, Health care delivery, Health care systems, Health education, Information networks, Internet, Professional training, Quality assurance, Regulations, Research, Rural health, State programs, Technology, Telecommunications, Teleconferences, Telemedicine, Videoconferences
   

The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.