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Goodside Health pitches school-based telehealth pilot to Silver Consolidated Schools
Summary
Goodside Health told the Silver Consolidated Schools board on Dec. 16 it wants to pilot a school-based telehealth program at two district campuses, offering nurse-office telehealth kiosks, rapid testing and periodic in-person well-student events; the company said services cost the district nothing and billing runs through insurers, with parents responsible for copays.
Goodside Health representatives presented a plan on Dec. 16 to launch school-based telehealth services in Silver Consolidated Schools, proposing a pilot at two campuses and an integrated model that combines telehealth kiosks in the nurse's office with periodic in-person "well student days." Peter Morrison, Goodside's chief strategy officer, told the board the organization is a Texas-based pediatric provider expanding to New Mexico and that Silver is one of the company’s early district partners.
Why it matters: District officials said the pilot aims to reduce absenteeism and shorten the time parents must spend getting children to outside appointments. With many families facing transportation and access gaps, the program is intended to offer same-day testing and treatment for common acute illnesses, allow kids to return to class when appropriate, and serve Medicaid-enrolled children who miss annual well-child visits.
What Goodside proposed and how it would work: Morrison said…
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