Implementing home-based telepsychiatry in routine outpatient care

Purpose: A growing body of evidence demonstrates telepsychiatry to be an effective treatment modality in various psychiatric conditions with high patient satisfaction and acceptability; however, there is little research to guide the implementation and integration of telepsychiatry into routine care delivery. We present preliminary findings from an ongoing monitoring and evaluation study of the implementation of home-based telepsychiatry in routine outpatient care in the Mental Health Services of the Region of Southern Denmark. Monitoring and evaluating the telepsychiatric service in terms of patient and provider uptake, perceived quality of service, user satisfaction and possible negative experience with the use of videoconferencing in routine care is necessary to guide further roll-out of service and improve integration of telepsychiatry in routine outpatient care. The presentation will focus on the practical experiences of providers of home-based telepsychiatry in routine care

Ambulatory care · Business · Health care · Medical emergency · Mental health · Multimedia · Patient satisfaction · Psychiatry · Service (business · Telemedicine · Telepsychiatry · Videoconferencing · Computer Science · Medicine · Nursing · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation