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6 Easy Ways Learn about SKYPE & Mental Health Delivery

One of the TeleMental Health Institute LINKEDIN group members wrote me privately to ask me to draft an email that he can send to his state association listerv to help his colleagues learn more about Skype. Please let me know if there’s any other information you might need about practicing online. Marlene ~ Here are [...]

Is Social Networking Irrelevant to Your Work?

Last week, a Rhode Island doctor who was fired from her job in the ER and reprimanded by the state medical board for disclosing patient information on Facebook. What did she say? She didn’t disclose patient names or other identifying details, but the medical board ruled that by describing her patient’s injuries on Facebook, the [...]

Who Thinks Telehealth Training Isn’t Needed?

The 2008 APA Psychology Health Service Provider Survey (APA 2010) showed that the use of technology for psychotherapy, counseling, consulting and supervision tripled among practicing psychologists between 2000 and 2008. Approximately 10 percent of that group reported that they used either telephone or email for direct health services once weekly or more in 2008. Videoconferencing [...]

JAMA 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, [...]

Seven New NIH-funded trials to Use Web, Cell Phones & Social Networking

The National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded seven clinical trials that combine behavioral weight management programs with technologies such as text messaging, online social networking, and Bluetooth-enabled scales. Participants are currently being sought by some of the studies.

Telehealth, Telepsychology and Technology-Related Papers: Open Call for Manuscripts

Telehealth, Telepsychology and Technology-Related Papers: Open Call for Manuscripts

This is a forwarded message from the American Psychological Association’s Division 18 to request manuscripts related to technology, telehealth or online counseling. Two types of submissions will be accepted:
1. traditional research (20-25 pages)
2. profiles of successful projects (1-page)

Can social networking legitimately improve care, lower costs?

A recent article by Molly Merril discusses the release of a recent report about how health care organizations are using social media with groups of patients online.