A Multicenter Study of Adherence to Best Practices and Application of Epilepsy Quality Metrics in a Pediatric Telemedicine Encounter

Charuta N. Joshi, Joseph S. Miller, Lori J. Silveira, Julie A. Nelson, Diana J. Walleigh, Sucheta M. Joshi, Anup D. Patel

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Abstract

Objective: To assess Epilepsy Quality Metrics (EQM) and guideline implementation in new pediatric patients seen in telemedicine. Methods: Multicenter, cross sectional, retrospective analysis. Results: Patients were similar across 3 centers for age, gender, and insurance type. Eighty-one percent presented for spells. One hundred sixty patients with epilepsy formed the EQM cohort. Results: Seizures described: 95%; frequency: 67%, last seizure documented: 81%, epilepsy syndrome documented: 67%; epilepsy diagnosis: 77%, medications reviewed: 56%, adverse events discussed: 73%. Quality of life discussed: 3%. Anticipatory guidance was described as follows: seizure safety, 57%; driving, 47%; SUDEP, 11%; vitamin D discussion, 19%; pregnancy and folic acid counseling, 4% and 10%. Epileptologists were 4 times as likely as generalists in discussing driving safety (odds ratio 3.93, 95% confidence interval 1.7-8.9; P =.001) for all ages. Significance: Performance on EQM and guideline implementation in pediatric epilepsy telemedicine encounters can be improved.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)744-748
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of child neurology
Volume37
Issue number8-9
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • epilepsy
  • quality metrics
  • telemedicine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Clinical Neurology

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