Appropriateness of Telemedicine Versus In-Person Care

A Qualitative Exploration of Psychiatrists' Decision Making

Lori Uscher-Pines, Amanda Parks, Jessica L. Sousa, Pushpa Raja, Ateev Mehrotra, Haiden A. Huskamp, Alisa B. Busch

ResearchPosted on rand.org May 13, 2022Published in: Psychiatric Services (2022). doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100519

Psychiatrists perceived that most patients are good candidates for telemedicine visits in the context of hybrid care models. Patient preference and situational factors, such as access to private spaces, rather than any particular diagnosis or patient demographic characteristic, drove telemedicine versus in-person care.

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  • Copyright: American Psychiatric Association
  • Publisher: Psychiatry Online
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2022
  • Pages: 7
  • Document Number: EP-68918

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