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PREDICTION: Will We Be Treating Mental Health Patients by Smartphone before 2020 (Part I)
A recent PEW study reported that over one third (35%) of American adults age 18 and over own a smartphone of some kind. One quarter (25%) of smartphone owners report that their phone is where they do most of their online browsing. When asked about how they feel about their devices, 72% of smartphone owners [...]
Full StorySkype Webinar Audio Recording: 3 Reasons SKYPE Can be RISKY to Your Practice & How to Remedy
This webinar received an unexpected overflow audience. Clearly, mental health professionals are concerned about the use of Skype. The recording of this webinar is now available with 1 CE for $27. ~ Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the TeleMental Health Institute, Inc., offering a Certificate training program in TeleMental Health for [...]
Full StoryDr. Pat DeLeon Summarizes His Vision for Psychology, which Includes Telepsychology
In a June article for the Hawaii Psychological Association, Dr. Pat DeLeon summarized recent psychology-related events and includes the area of telepsychology. (Reprinted with permission from Dr. DeLeon.) AN EXCITING VISION FOR THE FUTURE Dr. Pat Deleon, former president of the APA, just wrote this article for the Hawaii Psychological Association: –snip– The federal sector [...]
Full StoryWhat’s the Trend? The U.S. Government Is Focused on Telemedicine
Across the board, the U.S. federal government is intensifying its focus on funding and otherwise expanding telemedicine and telehealth as the future of healthcare. Consider these developments: During the President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address, he mentioned telemedicine as a key player in the broader mobile revolution: “It’s about a firefighter who can [...]
Full StoryJAMA Reports Sobering Stats Regarding Physicians’ Use of Twitter
Do you “tweet” patients? Are your colleagues tweeting patients? A recent study published in JAMA reported outcomes related to Twitter messages sent (tweeted) by self-identified physicians whose postings are followed by over 200 subscribers: One hundred forty-four tweets (3%) were categorized as unprofessional. Thirty-eight tweets (0.7%) represented potential patient privacy violations, 33 (0.6%) contained profanity, [...]
Full StoryVideo Makes The Case for Caution and Perspective in TeleMental Health and Coaching
Back in 1910, automobiles were just beginning to be mass-produced, roads were not paved, driver’s licenses were not issued, and people were experimenting with their new automobiles by driving everywhere they could, along dirt roads, over fields, any yes, into ditches. For a quick 10-minute video clip that illustrates how this analogy relates to telemental health and coaching, just look here: MP4 version or FLV version.
Full StoryAT&T to Make High Resolution Video Conferencing Available to Healthcare
In a press release on their website, AT&T announced on November 4, 2010 that they have committed resources to developing a range of specialized services using technology to improve health care and reduce medical costs.
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