This teleconference with Lamprey Health Care nurse practitioners focuses on the adjustments clinical staff have had to make to address the needs of patients and the community during the COVID-19 pandemic in southern New Hampshire.

A growing body of literature supports telehealth as an effective, well-accepted, and cost-effective platform to deliver mental health treatment to those who may not otherwise be able to access such treatment. Just as telehealth serves as an effective bridge to providing care to individuals that may have access challenges, telehealth technologies have the potential to offer rural programs training opportunities that may be otherwise inaccessible. This webinar will review innovative telehealth models, methods, and services that are particularly relevant to rural programs, including: collaborative care, consultation, telesupervision, and tech-facilitated learning.

In this podcast, Healthcare Strategies talks to Amy Lerman, a member of the Health Care and Life Sciences team at Epstein Becker Green, about the challenges and benefits of launching a telemental health service. With the growing need for mental health care bumping up against barriers to access and a shortage of specialists, hospitals and health systems are turning to telehealth to put patients in front of providers when and where they’re needed. Lerman talks about best practices for launching such a platform as well as strategies for delivering quality virtual care.