Medbridge Debuts Specialized Skills Training to Advance At-Home Care for Children With Medically Complex Needs

New Pediatric Clinical Skills curriculum helps home health and private duty organizations accelerate nurse onboarding, validate competency, and build clinical confidence

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medbridge, the leading digital health platform for clinician education, care delivery, and patient engagement, today announced the launch of its new Pediatric Clinical Skills curriculum. Purpose-built for home health, hospice, and private duty organizations, Medbridge’s new program is among the first to combine specialized pediatric education, competency validation, and point-of-care clinical support in one platform to accelerate time to competency while giving nurses trusted guidance to best care for their patients.

"When parents are able to go home and support their children on ventilators or with feeding tubes, it’s an amazing accomplishment,” said Lori Cover, MSN, BSN, BA, RN, who cares for children with special needs in early intervention at Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit and consults with Medbridge on curriculum development. “I feel privileged to care for these children.”

More than 1 million children in the U.S. live with a medical complexity, and the number continues to grow. Increasingly, these children are cared for at home rather than in the hospital. However, most nursing programs don't prepare nurses for this type of care; they teach pediatric fundamentals like developmental milestones and common childhood illnesses, but the specialized technical skills these children require are usually gained only through on-the-job training or specialty certification. With more than 50 expert-reviewed, ANCC-accredited video-based clinical skills ranging from tracheostomy and G-tube care to seizure management and pediatric hospice, Medbridge's Pediatric Clinical Skills program is designed to help organizations bridge that gap.

The program consists of specialized, video-based clinical education, point-of-care resources built specifically for pediatric home care workflows, and digital competency tools that help organizations move nurses from onboarding to field readiness with greater consistency and confidence when supporting their patients and families. Ongoing development is supported through Medbridge's broader library of accredited continuing education and specialty learning opportunities.

"Pediatric home care nurses deserve specialized education and clinical tools that more meaningfully and precisely support the profound care they deliver to children in the home," said Donovan Campbell, CEO of Medbridge. "Medbridge's Pediatric Clinical Skills program extends our commitment to home health and private duty organizations, so more families can trust that the nurse at their child's side is prepared."

The Pediatric Clinical Skills program is available now. To learn more, visit https://www.medbridge.com/solutions/organization-types/pediatric-home-health.

About Medbridge

Medbridge is the platform healthcare organizations use to retain their best clinicians, deliver excellent care that doesn't stop when their clinicians do, and collect the outcomes data that drives reimbursement and proves ROI. Medbridge gives clinicians gold-standard education, evidence-based care programs built into their workflows, and RTM billing capabilities, without adding steps to their day. Six of the top 10 home health agencies in the country run on Medbridge. For more information, visit medbridge.com.