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Improving Performance of a Pediatric TeleMedicine and Medication Delivery Service through mHealth Technology

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Mobile Health (mHealth)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Improving Performance of a Pediatric TeleMedicine and Medication Delivery Service through mHealth Technology

Principal Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Nelson, Eric Jorge

Project Contact Information

Email: eric.nelson@ufl.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2023–2028

Country

Haiti

Project Description

To improve early access to pre-emergency care for pediatric patients, a telemedicine and medication delivery service (TMDS) is a promising innovative alternative to conventional approaches. The objectives are to:
  • develop an electronic clinical decision support (eCDS) tool for a TMDS,
  • derive a disease severity prediction (DSP) algorithm to enhance the eCDS for accurate triage and escalation of care, and
  • externally validate the DSP and evaluate the eCDS in a pilot stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.
This single-site study will provide essential experience and metrics for a future multi-site randomized controlled trial of the DSP integrated into the eCDS.

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