2021
Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond
Li L, Childs AW. Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 245-253. PMID: 34398574, PMCID: PMC8318385, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health servicesHealth servicesSpecial populationsPsychiatric care needsMental health needsCoronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSustainability of telehealthCritical mental health needsCare needsHealth care landscapeHealth needsTelehealth servicesQuality improvement modelHealth care organizationsTelehealthCare organizationsCOVID-19Care landscapePopulationPandemicYouth populationCareShowing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19
Childs AW, Bacon SM, Klingensmith K, Li L, Unger A, Wing AM, Fortunati F. Showing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2021, 27: 835-842. PMID: 33999738, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk individualsAppointment attendanceIntensive outpatient programNon-Hispanic white youthRace/ethnicityPsychiatric servicesTreatment programIntensive outpatient servicesOutpatient psychiatric settingsImpact of telehealthHigher clinical acuityChi-square testClinical treatment programsWarrants further investigationNon-Hispanic Black youthAdult patientsIOP groupInsurance typeOutpatient programOutpatient servicesClinical acuityPsychiatric settingsCommercial insuranceClinical programsTelehealth services
2020
Rapid 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