Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations.
Psychiatry Res
; 293: 113425, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-726820
ABSTRACT
Balancing public health physical distancing guidelines and the need to provide critical mental health services for risky and psychiatrically complex patient populations without disruption, many systems swiftly pivoted to telehealth to provide care during COVID-19. Leveraging technology, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital's ambulatory services designed and deployed virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient (OP) group-based services rapidly. Strategies for rapid deployment of group-based services, including action steps transitioning to telehealth, clinical protocols, and remote workforce training, early observations and challenges to implementation are described as helpful tools for clinical settings with similar needs to prevent infectious spread while addressing the mental health needs of patients.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quarantine
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Telemedicine
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Ambulatory Care
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COVID-19
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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