Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations
Childs AW, Klingensmith K, Bacon SM, Li L. Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations. Psychiatry Research 2020, 293: 113425. PMID: 32862066, PMCID: PMC7443337, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive outpatientAmbulatory servicesComplex patient populationPsychiatric outpatient servicesMental health servicesCritical mental health servicesMental health needsPatient populationEmergency conversionOutpatient servicesPhysical distancing guidelinesClinical protocolsHealth servicesHealth needsClinical settingInfectious spreadGroup-based servicesTelehealthCOVID-19Earlier observationsHelpful toolOutpatientsPatientsWorkforce trainingAction stepsRapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Childs AW, Unger A, Li L. Rapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2020, 27: 1420-1424. PMID: 32687151, PMCID: PMC7454574, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric careHigh-risk psychiatric patientsHigh-risk individualsOutpatient psychiatric servicesProvider-patient interactionsAdolescent treatment programsCOVID-19Telehealth service deliveryGroup-based interventionPsychiatric interventionPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric patientsPhysical distancing guidelinesTreatment programTelehealth policyTelehealthInfectious spreadService deliveryCOVID-19 outbreakTelehealth infrastructureFeasibility testingCareInterventionDeliveryGroup support