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ATA Issues Telemedicine Protocols for Mental Health Services

ATA Proposed Telemedicine Protocols – Mental Health Video Services

telemedicine video mental healthThe American Telemedicine Association just issues a request for public comment on a draft policy that it released relative to video-based mental health services. The proposed ATA policies are intended to “detail best-practices for online mental health providers delivering video-based services through personal computers and mobile devices” according to the ATA release.

You can access the ATA proposed practice guidelines at: www.americantelemed.org/standards

You can comment to the proposed practice protocols at the following link:
www.americantelemed.org/comments

For more information regarding legal and regulatory issues affecting telemedicine and telehealth programs, contact John H. Fisher at the Ruder Ware Health Care Focus Group through the contact information on this page.

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