Telepsychiatry

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Needs of “ABC Health Care” organization
Increasing numbers of mental health patients
Mental health caseload is also rapidly growing in
acuity

This presentation focuses on implementation of a new

system, telepsychiatry, that aims to resolve the mental
health crisis in the emergency departments.
Proposed Risk Analysis Strategy Addressing
Appropriate Laws and Regulations
Decision matrix risk assessment tool
Determining the level of risk
Compares the risks
Determines which one requires an intervention first
Essential components of health care
decision-making models
Analysis
Design
 Development and testing,
Implementation
Maintenance
The impact technology has on cultural
factors in healthcare provisions and
decision-making.
Language
Education
Religion
Design
Roles and responsibilities of key players in strategic
planning and continuous quality improvement
Government agencies- formulating regulations and
policies
Healthcare providers- ensure health systems are
interoperable
Health IT developers- develop the technological
infrastructure
Enterprise-wide data’s role in health
information governance
Accessibility
Cost-reduction on services
Early disease detection
Enhanced decision-making
Health and care quality improvement
Population control
Technology and enterprise-wide
information
Technology enterprise-wide data

patients receive care without necessarily visiting accessibility

the hospital

promote safety cost-reduction on services

easily accessible early disease detection

timely care enhanced decision-making

constant monitoring and evaluation health and care quality improvement

  population control
Privacy and security practices
HIPPA- safeguards the privacy and security of protected
health information
Privacy
Security
 Economic impact
Patients- save cost
-saves time
Provider- saves Costs for emergency room visits and
costs of accessing patients.
 Questions
What are some benefits of Telepsychiatry?
 Allows continuity of care and self-care and reduces
the cost of care.
Who are the key players in the implementation of the
system?
Patients, the health care providers, Health IT experts
What infrastructure is required to facilitate
telepsychiatry?
Credentials of the physician, internet connectivity,
video conferencing hardware, and patients' data.
 References
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
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https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/health-insurance-portability-
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Kahn, J. M. (2015). Virtual visits—Confronting the challenges
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Pascarella, G., Rossi, M., Montella, E., Capasso, A., De Feo,
G., Botti, G., ... & Morabito, A. (2021). Risk analysis in
healthcare organizations: Methodological framework and
critical variables. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy,
2897-2911.