Tag Archives: Telemental Health
Practicing Over State Lines: Licensure Portability Update
In response to a question about licensing as posed by a new member of our LinkedIn group, called “TeleMental Health Institute,” I wrote this recent recap of my views: Kudos for seeking clarification of current licensing issues. If you want to work with clients who have moved out of state, you might consider contacting the [...]
Full StoryWhat We Will Be Doing in mHealth by 2015 or Before!
Did you know that as of Q3, 18% of U.S. residents under 18 had a smartphone? Or that the iPhone operating system for smartphones (OS) had 28% market share and Android had 43%? Ready for a glimpse into the future?Read a few sample predictions from a recent blog post by Arthur C. Clarke: By 2015, [...]
Full StorySuicide Preparedness: 7 Strategies for Telemental Health or Online Therapy
Potentially suicidal clients and patients pose one of the most rigorous challenges faced by telemental health professionals. This brief article will give a glimpse of the advance preparation you might consider. Institutional Telemental Health Practice Many institutional work settings already have emergency response systems in place. Examples of such organizations include the military, the [...]
Full StoryHow to Develop A Thriving Telemental Health Practice from Your Home
Legal and Ethical Strategies 1-hour Training Webinar Interested in starting a telemental health practice but not quite sure how to get started? Familiarize yourself with a successful online practice model that is HIPAA compliant and reimbursed by third-party payors. Identify resources to increase the success of your telemental health practice. This interview of Mindy Mueller [...]
Full StoryAmerican Telemedicine Association Survey – Please Complete
Dear Colleagues: Broad deployment of telemedicine requires common approaches and uniform practices. For over ten years ATA has been developing practice guidelines for the delivery of safe and effective healthcare via telemedicine. These guidelines are developed in cooperation with leading practitioners, researchers, societies and vendors. Nine such guidelines have been formally approved by the ATA [...]
Full StoryTexting and HIPAA
Two years ago, we at the TeleMental Health Institute published an article about safeguards to use while texting: http://telehealth.net/texting Some of our colleagues scoffed at our “paranoia,” including a malpractice carrier. Now that several more companies have developed text-encryption and other security/privacy services, and HIPAA violations are being punished, we see more responsible attention to [...]
Full Story6 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 [...]
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