Jordan S Gardner1, Brittany E Plaven2,3, Peter Yellowlees4, Jay H Shore5,6. 1. AccessCare, 11100 E. Bethany Dr., Aurora, CO, 80014, USA. Jordan.gardner@accesscare.com. 2. Walden University, Minneapolis, USA. 3. Department of Health Professions, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, USA. 4. Department of Psychiatry, UCD Health, UC Davis, Davis, USA. 5. AccessCare, 11100 E. Bethany Dr., Aurora, CO, 80014, USA. 6. Department of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a remote workforce may increase access to care while reducing physician burnout. We review workforce issues and organizational and individual obstacles for implementing a telepsychiatry workforce including administrative, logistical, and clinical considerations and offer resources for how to overcome barriers that may arise in implementing a remote workforce. RECENT FINDINGS: There is an increasingly unmet demand for mental health services and a shortage in psychiatrists. Burnout may be a key factor contributing to psychiatrists working less, pursuing less acute cases, and leading to worsened outcomes for patients and the psychiatrists themselves. Telepsychiatry provides comparable patient and provider satisfaction and equal outcomes when compared with face-to-face encounters. We provided 3 case examples to demonstrate psychiatrists demonstrating successful delivery of care in a range of clinic settings and workplace configurations while optimizing their quality of life and reducing their risk of burnout.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a remote workforce may increase access to care while reducing physician burnout. We review workforce issues and organizational and individual obstacles for implementing a telepsychiatry workforce including administrative, logistical, and clinical considerations and offer resources for how to overcome barriers that may arise in implementing a remote workforce. RECENT FINDINGS: There is an increasingly unmet demand for mental health services and a shortage in psychiatrists. Burnout may be a key factor contributing to psychiatrists working less, pursuing less acute cases, and leading to worsened outcomes for patients and the psychiatrists themselves. Telepsychiatry provides comparable patient and provider satisfaction and equal outcomes when compared with face-to-face encounters. We provided 3 case examples to demonstrate psychiatrists demonstrating successful delivery of care in a range of clinic settings and workplace configurations while optimizing their quality of life and reducing their risk of burnout.
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