In Brief: Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities
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* There are many definitions of rural, even within the federal government.17 This In Brief uses the word rural in a general sense to refer to areas of the United States that are sparsely populated. communities and presents ways telehealth can help surmount some of these barriers. Challenges to implementing effective telehealth services in sparsely populated areas are also discussed. This information is designed to be useful to behavioral health practitioners and many other professionals—such as attorneys, behavioral health training program faculty, clergy, pharmacists, and primary care practitioners—who are concerned with behavioral health in their communities. These professionals may be local centers of influence to whom others turn for behavioral health information and help. For more information on the use of telehealth for behavioral health services, see Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 60, Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services.1 The term telehealth†
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In Brief: Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities
* There are many definitions of rural, even within the federal government.17 This In Brief uses the word rural in a general sense to refer to areas of the United States that are sparsely populated. communities and presents ways telehealth can help surmount some of these barriers. Challenges to implementing effective telehealth services in sparsely populated areas are also discussed. This inform...
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