Florida healthcare providers are going back in time. The growing emergence of telehealth, or telemedicine, as a way to deliver health care has been a silver lining during the COVID-19 pandemic. But after Gov. Ron DeSantis let an executive order declaring a public-health emergency expire Saturday, many regulatory flexibilities that health-care providers received during the pandemic, including flexibilities related to telehealth, also expired.
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The Telehealth Access Preservation and Modernization Act of 2021 makes permanent some of the temporary provisions for remote medical care put in place last year to address the pandemic. It extends the measure allowing patients to access telemedicine services even if they’ve never presented to their provider in-person before—when doing so would be impractical. It also allows telehealth appointments to happen just over the phone, rather than requiring both audio and video technology. This is to help those without broadband internet or smartphones.
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted conventional mental health services, creating obstacles for people living with mental illness and substance use disorders to obtain the support they need. This pandemic has challenged us to explore and identify ways to meet the needs of our patient population. One way has been the further development of accessibility related to telemedicine services for our outpatient clients. The American Psychiatric Association supports the use of telemedicine as a component of mental health delivery to the extent that its use is for the benefit of the patient.
The John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai‘i has been awarded $320,535 for its telehealth pilot project, according to an announcement from US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i). JABSOM’s telehealth project connects patients with health care providers through video visits and provides remote treatment for a range of conditions, including mental health, opioid dependency, chronic conditions and maternal health.