What is Telehealth?

Mental Health Solutions offers telehealth services to all clients (testing may not be available through telehealth).

Telehealth, teletherapy, telemedicine are all terms that we have heard more in 2020 than ever before. But what is it? At it’s simplest, telehealth is the use of a personal computer, tablet or phone to participate in a therapy or medical appointment. With the restrictions of COVID, telehealth has become more necessary than ever. Many providers have chosen to use less than secure platforms (zoom, facetime, google) to conduct telehealth services, but not us. At Mental Health Solutions we use a HIPAA compliant video platform service that is also our Electronic Health Record (EHR). With this secure platform you can rest assured that your sessions and information will remain confidential and protected.

Benefits of telehealth

Although virtual visits may not be as common as traditional in person appointments, there are many benefits that explain why this type of care is growing in popularity.

• Limiting physical contact reduces everyone’s exposure to COVID-19

• Visiting virtually can address health issues wherever patients are, even from the comfort of home

• Staying put cuts down on commuting, travel in bad weather, time off from work, need for child care

• Using virtual health care tools can shorten wait times to see a provider and expand the range of access to specialists who live further away

We understand that telehealth isn’t a perfect fit for everyone and will have in-person sessions again when it is safe to do so.