Practice Guidelines for Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health – October 2009

Abstract

ATAlogo_250px.tif Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health ATAlogo_200px.tif Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health ATAlogo_175px.tif Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health ATAlogo_150px.tif Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health ATAlogo_75px.tif Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health ATAlogo_70px.tif Telemental Health Standards and Guidelines Working Group Co-Chairs: Brian Grady, MD Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD Writing Committees: Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health Norbert Belz, MHSA RHIA, Leslie Bennett, LCSW, Lisa Carnahan, PhD, Veronica Decker, APRN, BC, MBA, Brian Grady, MD, Dwight Holden, MD, Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH, Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD, Gregg Perry, MD, Lynne S. Rosenthal, PhD, Nancy Rowe, Ryan Spaulding, PhD, Carolyn Turvey, PhD, Debbie Voyles, Robert White, MA, LCPC Practice Guidelines for Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health Peter Yellowlees, MD, Jay Shore, MD, Lisa Roberts, PhD Contributors: Working Group Members [WG], Consultants [C], Reviewers [R], Telemental Health Special Interest Group Chairs [MH], ATA Standards and Guidelines Committee Member [SG], ATA Staff [S] Nina Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD [Chair, SG] Richard S. Bakalar, MD [SG] Norbert Belz, MHSA RHIA [WG] Leslie Bennett, LCSW [WG] Jordana Bernard, MBA [S] Anne Burdick, MD, MPH [Vice Chair, SG] David Brennan, MSBE [SG] Sharon Cain, MD [R] Lisa Carnahan, PhD [SG, WG] Jerry Cavallerano, PhD, OD [SG] Robert Cuyler, PhD [R] Veronica Decker, APRN, BC, MBA [WG] Kenneth Drude, PhD [R] Sara Gibson, MD [R] Brian Grady, MD [Co-Chair, WG] Tom Hirota, DO [SG] Dwight Holden, MD [WG] Barbara Johnston, MSN [C] Thomas J. Kim, MD, MPH [C] Mark Koltek, MD [R] Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD [SG, C] Jonathan Linkous, MPA [S] Liz Loewen, RN, BFA, MN [R] Ron Mazik [R] Dennis Mohatt [R] Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH [Co-Chair, WG] Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD [Co-Chair, WG] Hon S. Pak, LTC MC USA [SG] Gregg Perry, MD [WG] Antonio Pignatiello, MD [R] Terry Rabinowitz, MD [C] Lisa Roberts, PhD [Chair, MH, C] Lynne S. Rosenthal, PhD [SG, WG] Nancy Rowe [WG] Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH [Vice Chair, MH, C] Ryan Spaulding, PhD [WG] Lou Theurer [SG] Christopher Thomas, MD [R] Carolyn Turvey, PhD [WG] Doug Urness, MD [R] Debbie Voyles, MBA [WG] Tannis Walc [R] Robert K. White, MA, LCPC [WG] Jill Winters, PhD, RN [SG] Peter Yellowlees, MD [C] Table of Contents 1. PREAMBLE 2. SCOPE 3. INTRODUCTION 4. APPLICATIONS FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEMEDICINE Clinical Applications Non-Clinical Applications of Videoconferencing 5. GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEMENTAL HEALTH Standard Operating Procedures/Protocols Clinical Specifications General Telemental Health Practice Issues Psychiatric Emergencies Special Groups Ethical Considerations Technical Specifications Transmission Speed and Bandwidth Image Storage, Retrieval, and Transmission Physical Location/Room Requirements Administrative Issues APPENDIX A: Existing Digital Imaging Standards APPENDIX B: Telemedicine/Telehealth Glossary APPENDIX C: References