Telepsychiatry Coverage Advocacy: Will 2024 Be a Break-Out Year?-View Presentation

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The session moderated by Eric Jarman focuses on the advocacy for telepsychiatry and whether 2024 will be a significant year for advancements. The speakers include Dr. Peter Yelolis, a pioneer in telemedicine; Dr. Shabana Khan, a child psychiatrist and telepsychiatry director at NYU; and Dr. Christian Moser, a psychiatrist and congressional fellow with the APA. They discuss the evolution and current status of telepsychiatry policies at federal and state levels, emphasizing the impact of COVID-19 and ongoing advocacy for policy changes. The session highlights the importance of eliminating in-person requirements for telepsychiatry, extending audio-only consultations, and ensuring reimbursement parity with in-person services. The APA's success in influencing policies, like extending telehealth flexibilities and expanding telemedicine reimbursement, is discussed. The presentation also addresses ongoing legislative efforts to make telepsychiatry practices more accessible and effective. The session concludes with personal stories of the presenters' involvement in advocacy and encouragement for others to participate in advocacy efforts, leveraging resources available through APA in guiding effective telepsychiatry practices and policies.

Keywords

telepsychiatry

advocacy

telemedicine

policy changes

COVID-19 impact

reimbursement parity

legislative efforts

APA

Eric Jarman