Healthcare IT News June 23, 2025
Bill Siwicki

Taking a patient history upfront via telemedicine has been very fruitful for the high-demand specialty provider. By combining history via virtual care with a then more limited in-person visit, care can be delivered more efficiently to more patients.

The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, is a healthcare facility for children with developmental disabilities and neurologic problems. It is doing some powerful work in telemedicine with a program called START.

START stands for Screening, Targeted Assessment, Referral and Treatment. It is a triage clinic aimed at increasing access and decreasing wait times. It was launched in February 2024 and is led by Dr. Paul Lipkin, professor of pediatrics at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

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