Why Clinical Telemedicine?

• Clinical need for telemedicine
• Benefits of telemedicine
• Clinical meeting volume
• Types of clinical services via telemedicine
• Comments on clinical telemedicine experience from Sara Gibson, MD, NARBHA Telemedicine Medical Director

NARBHA's Clinical Telemedicine Provider Orientation

Clinical Policies and Resources

• NARBHA Clinical telemedicine policies and procedures
• AZ Department of Health Services/Division of Behavioral Health Services Policy on "Use of Telemedicine"
• January 2010 Telemedicine Allowable Codes summarized from
• ADHS/DBHS Allowable Procedure Code Matrix

• Practice Guidelines for Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health (published October 2009)
• Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health (published July 2009)

NARBHA's telemedicine network featured in May 2006 JCAHO Advisor (470K PDF reprinted with permission of JCAHO Advisor for Behavioral Health Care Providers, C&R Publications, Brookdale Plaza, 750 Washington Ave., Ste. 7, Revere, MA 02151)