Tag Archives: Telehealth
Learning about Licensure across Disciplines
What’s going on with our regulatory boards in the United States and licensure for telehealth? The big challenges for our colleagues serving on these regulatory boards seem to include: 1. deciding how to best enforce their local laws when their licensees practice illegally in foreign areas 2. how to handle the challenge/expenses when foreign licensees [...]
Full StoryThe Problem with “Online Counseling” & “Online Therapy” (Part I)
Do we need a new category of mental health service to properly identify the new services being offered online? Telehealth and Telemedicine Precedents When offering telehealth service in the health care world, the patient is seen by someone “in the system” initially for an in-person consult. An administrative assistant will open the file, check the [...]
Full StoryAnonymity — Questionable Online Therapy Practice?
In a recent New York Times article, Dr. Carolyn Turvey suggested the need for collecting identifying information from patients. The author of that same article then quoted the opposing view of a spokeswoman for an online therapy company. The spokeswoman explained that 90% of therapists using their platform don’t collect identifying information, because “Patients with [...]
Full StoryWebinar Recording: 7 Essential Facts about Licensure for Practice Across State or International Borders
Does your client want to continue therapy after moving to another state or country? Does your patient spend the summer in another state? Are you moving to another state and want to continue treating your original clients? In all these instances, can you legitimately bridge the distance by delivering services online? Some states have licensing [...]
Full StoryPREDICTION: 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 StoryCross-border Practice Online: Worth Re-considering?
You may have heard colleagues and perhaps even “ethics” speakers condone the delivery of healthcare over state and national borders without first getting licensed in those foreign areas. The rationale? It boils down to “nobody is watching” or the belief that you won’t “get caught.” Our colleagues claim that licensing boards are not enforcing existing [...]
Full StoryWhat Is CTEL and How Can It Help You?
The Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law http://www.ctel.org/ is important resource for U.S.-based healthcare practitioners. It offers information about law, ehealth, telemedicine and telehealth. Some of their publications are available for free online. Other publications limited to paid members. Member costs are $175/yr for individuals and $1,500/yr for organizations. Free publications you can find at their [...]
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