While it remains to be seen if temporary waivers will be made permanent after the PHE is lifted, the fate of audio-only visits–real-time telephone visits unaccompanied by a video component—is a topic of wide-ranging opinion and debate.
While it remains to be seen if temporary waivers will be made permanent after the PHE is lifted, the fate of audio-only visits–real-time telephone visits unaccompanied by a video component—is a topic of wide-ranging opinion and debate.
In our final post of this series, we will examine some other ways that telehealth can benefit health care practices in working with patients’ social needs, including examples of SDOH topics that are particularly well-suited to telehealth-based approaches.
Screening for SDOH can involve discussions of sensitive and potentially stigmatizing topics, such as financial and food insecurity, and has the potential to exacerbate or cause new trauma if not done in an empathetic and patient-centered manner.
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