Telemedicine

The American Psychiatric Association sent a letter to CMS on Thursday requesting that it relax the video requirement for delivery of telepsychiatry services.

Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy, or T-CBT, reduced depressive symptoms among patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published in Neurology.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to numerous quarantine and social isolation measures throughout the United States and the world. Thus, psychiatric patients may be unable to attend an in-person appointment with their clinician. Although they are not new services, telepsychiatry and telemedicine in general have been ushered to the forefront of the health care industry as many patients and clinicians find virtual meetings a sensible way to help reduce COVID-19 risks.

In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is need for global education that will prevent the pandemic from worsening. Learning from China, the prevention of spread within and between communities is the most pivotal step to take seriously. It is imperative for the public across every single continent to put this into action right now.

ATLANTA — The interest in telemedicine as an opportunity to reach more patients and streamline health care has grown in several specialties, and Mike Rothschild, OD, discussed his experience with telemedicine in eye care at this year’s SECO meeting.

An intervention including home BP monitoring plus nurse case management lowered BP more than home BP monitoring alone in minority stroke survivors, according to findings presented at the International Stroke Conference.

MAUI, Hawaii — As patient demand for care continues to outpace the available rheumatology workforce in the U.S., the use of telemedicine has been strongly endorsed as a way to alleviate the shortage. However, whether the benefits of virtual rheumatology care justify the potential legal risks remained hotly debated during the 2020 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium.

A Boston-based start-up company that offers patients medication-assisted therapy through telemedicine is trying remove some of the stigma associated with opioid use disorder treatment.

A study published in Psychiatric Services has highlighted the efficacy of telepsychiatry-enabled perinatal integrated care for treating depression during and after pregnancy.

MAUI, HAWAII — Some of the long-standing obstacles that hinder dermatologists’ ability to practice telemedicine are finally breaking down, according to a speaker here at Maui Derm for Dermatologists 2020.