HealthLeaders Media September 14, 2021
The study sought to determine whether an integrated or referral approach was more effective when providing clinic-to-clinic mental health care in a primary care setting.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The trial examined the efficacy of remote mental healthcare access for 1,004 patients who had been screened for post-traumatic stress disorder and/or bipolar disorder and who were receiving telepsychiatry from one of 24 FQHCs.
– Tele-referrals require one-on-one visits with a psychiatrist or psychologist. Tele-collaboratives use a telepsychiatrist and care manager to support a primary care provider, which allows a psychiatrist to manage more patients.
Telepsychiatry delivered from rural, federally qualified health centers provides highly effective treatment for patients struggling with care access for complex mental health disorders.
However, integrated telepsychiatry...
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