During
the quarter April-June 2009, 12 medical providers
on NARBHAnet scheduled a total of approximately
700 patient visits via video per month. One of
these providers connects ito NARBHAnet to see patients
three days per week from her home in Colorado; another connects four days per week from her home inTexas. Starting in January 2009, a new provider began seeing patients from his home in Florida.
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The
approximately 7,040 total clinical visits during
calendar year 2008 were for the most part doctor-patient
visits. Clinical use of NARBHAnet also includes
Title 36 Commitment hearings, staffings, family involvement
in member treatment, family team meetings, and ASL interpreter services. |
| "I
went into it (telemedicine) very reluctantly
because I thought I would miss the one-on-one
energy. I anticipated it being difficult.
And it turns out, I love it!"
-Beth Caspian, MD |
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Clinical telemedicine services
generally are delivered within the NARBHA system
or between NARBHA clinics and the Arizona State
Hospital. However, the statewide telebehavioral
health network, RBHAnet, also has been used
to provide clinical services to NARBHA patients.
For example, a psychiatrist in Scottsdale, using
a University of Arizona videoconferencing endpoint,
provides services to NARBHA patients in Show Low
under contract with NARBHA’s
Navajo county clinic, Community Counseling Centers.
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