BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 9

Telehealth Implications in Mental Health: An Overview

Many mental health professionals at this time are hesitant to enter telehealth due to licensing concerns about treatment of patients across state lines, in addition to potential HIPAA concerns (hacking of emails and other data has become an increasing problem of national attention), and then the absence of non-verbal cues from a patient when not having a face-to-face encounter.  Now that we have addressed the CONS, let’s look at the PROS of telehealth:•There is training available for those desiring to include telehealth services as a way to provide care to underserved, rural, or disabled patients who...

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