NR548 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
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Course
NR548
Institution
NR548
Telepsychiatry
→ a provider administers psychiatric care from a distance through a technological
interface
→ -a subset of telehealth
→ -telepsychiatric services
→ • psychiatric interview
→ • psychiatric evaluations
→ • therapy
→ • medication management
→ • consul...
NR548 Final Exam Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
Telepsychiatry
→ a provider administers psychiatric care from a distance through a technological
interface
→ -a subset of telehealth
→ -telepsychiatric services
→ • psychiatric interview
→ • psychiatric evaluations
→ • therapy
→ • medication management
→ • consultation
→ • client education
The American Psychiatric Association (APA, 2020) supports telemedicine as a legitimate
component of a mental health delivery system when telepsychiatry services:
→ -benefit the client
→ -maintain client autonomy, confidentiality, and privacy
→ -when used consistent with APA medical ethics policies and established telepsychiatry
laws
Telepsychiatry services are provided in diverse settings, including:
→ • private practice
→ • outpatient clinics
→ • schools
→ • nursing homes
→ • correctional facilities
→ • military facilities
→ • videoconferencing technology
→ • websites
→ • recorded medical information
→ • support or chat groups
→ • asynchronous client-provider interactions social media
→ • links to self-directed or assisted assessment
Benefits of telepsychiatry services:
→ • improved access to care
→ • reduced costs
→ • improved efficiency
→ • improved integration of care
→ • decreased emergency department visits
→ • fewer delays in care
→ • improved continuity of care
→ • reduction of transportation-associated barriers
Telepsychiatry __________, _________, _________, and _________ outcomes are
comparable to in-person services.
→ validity, reliability, assessment, and treatment outcomes
most common modalities for providing telepsychiatric services is via
_______________________
→ videoconferencing technology
In 2018, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), in conjunction with the American
→ best practices for providing videoconferencing-based telepsychiatric care
→ -guidelines inform the technical considerations and administrative requirements needed
to provide these services
best practices for providing videoconferencing-based telepsychiatric care:
→ -Use of a designated technology platform. Telesessions should not be conducted using
alternate platforms; however, an alternate plan, such as a telephone call, may be used
in case of technology failure.
→
→ -Provisions for the verification of confidential and secure client information.
→
→ -Sufficient bandwidth to provide clear, appropriate video and audio quality.
→
→ -Device compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) and state requirements.
During telepsychiatry sessions, both the provider and client locations should be treated as a
______________
→ confidential space
During telepsychiatry sessions, provisions must be taken to ensure:
→ -the discussion cannot be overheard by other
→
→ -adequate lighting and ambiance is provided that is appropriate to the session
→
→ -place the camera so that the eyes and face of the participants are visible
Telepsychiatry Legal and Regulatory Considerations: Best practices
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