Episode 203: [Returning from Covid] The Future of Telemental Health for *Your* Practice

Jun 4, 2021

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech.

In our latest episode, we’re talking about the future of telemental health for group therapy practices.

We discuss solidifying growth and looking toward the future, trying to find stability, making decisions that work for your specific practice, insurance coverage for telemental health, new federal legislation, phone sessions, tools and systems for functionality and security, the professional and public pressure for shifts in coverage, some positive signs we’re seeing, telehealth parity laws, the expansion of therapy apps like Talkspace and BetterHelp, cross-state practice, staff preferences for in-person vs telehealth, hybrid practice models, telehealth divisions in groups, and how to use office space going forward. 

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

Stay tuned for future episodes!

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Resources

• Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) 
• PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs    
• "Need for virtual mental health services skyrockets during COVID-19 pandemic" from Healthcare IT News
• • "Providers learn valuable lessons that can help them deliver effective digital care in the future." 
• "Providers face a magnetic pull toward in-person care, says ATA board chair" from Healthcare IT News
• • "American Telemedicine Association Board Chair Dr. Joseph Kvedar called on clinicians, suppliers, payers and patients to play their part in fighting for long-term telehealth access."
• "House reps seek to permanently safeguard audio-only telehealth coverage" from Healthcare IT News  
• • "A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow providers to offer audio-only telemedicine services to Medicare enrollees."
• "FCC Is Ready to Move Forward With Connected Care Pilot Program" by mHealth Intelligence 
• • "The agency hopes to get the OK at its June commission meeting to post a second Report and Order on the program, which aims to boost telehealth adoption by funding broadband expansion projects."