This implementation guide provides healthcare providers and organizations with a comprehensive framework for delivering effective telebehavioral health services to older adults. Each behavioral health care model included offers practical examples of how to incorporate the Principles and Guidelines for Telehealth and Aging, ensuring the specific needs of older adults are met.
Telehealth Implementation Strategies for Integrated and Coordinated Care
The integrated and coordinated care implementation strategies offer real-world examples of how healthcare providers and organizations can apply the Principle 3 Telehealth and Aging Guidelines across various clinical settings.
Telehealth Implementation Strategies for Equitable and Accessible Care
The equitable and accessible care implementation strategies offer real-world examples of how healthcare providers and organizations can apply the Principle 2 Telehealth and Aging Guidelines across various clinical settings.
Telehealth Implementation Strategies for Person-Centered Care
The person-centered care implementation strategies offer real-world examples of how healthcare providers and organizations can apply the Principle 1 Telehealth and Aging Guidelines across various clinical settings.
CE4TA Webinar: Advancing Digital Health Readiness for Older Adults
In this webinar, Dr. Kristin Rising, Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Connected Care at Thomas Jefferson University, and Frank Sites, Vice President of Connected Care Operations at Jefferson Health, presented strategies for supporting digital health readiness across the care continuum for aging populations. The session featured a panel discussion with AARP California State President Joe Garbanzos, who shared valuable insights for advancing digital health readiness.
Implementing Age-Inclusive Telehealth in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings
This implementation guide offers practical solutions for delivering age-inclusive telehealth services in post-acute and long-term care settings. It ensures that telehealth practices are person-centered, equitable, integrated, and coordinated to meet the unique needs of older adults. The guide includes valuable tools such as use cases, workflows, communication strategies, training approaches, and performance metrics.
CE4TA Webinar: Creating Access to Care in Rural America
In this webinar, Rebecca Harless, Vice President of CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in West Virginia, presented strategies for establishing telemedicine hubs to ensure access to care in rural communities. The session also featured a panel discussion with experts in telehealth, geriatric care, and rural health, offering valuable insights to improve healthcare delivery in these critical areas.
Pre-Visit Patient Questions: Cognitive Assessment
To keep a telehealth visit running smoothly for both patient and provider, it is important to understand what types of cognitive accommodations your patients may need for a telehealth visit before the visit ever takes place. The following is a set of questions geared for patients that must be administered by a person on your staff (not a form where the patient self reports). The screener can be done ahead of the telehealth visit over the phone or in person.
Pre-Visit Patient Questions: Hearing Assessment
To keep a telehealth visit running smoothly for both patient and provider, it is important to understand what types of hearing accommodations your patients may need for a telehealth visit before the visit ever takes place. The following is a set of questions geared for patients that can be included in intake forms or asked of the patient by a staff member ahead of a telehealth appointment.
Pre-Visit Patient Questions: Vision Assessment
To keep a telehealth visit running smoothly for both patient and provider, it is important to understand what types of vision accommodations your patients may need for a telehealth visit before the visit ever takes place. The following is a set of questions geared for patients that can be included in intake forms or asked of the patient by a staff member ahead of a telehealth appointment.
Equitable and Accessible Care
Health equity is often at the forefront of many healthcare related discussions and concerns, and this is especially true when considering telehealth. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines health equity as “the opportunity for everyone to receive the health care they need and deserve, regardless of social or economic status.”
Perceptions and Uses of Telehealth in the Care of Older Adults
Understanding how physicians perceive advantages, challenges, and uses of telehealth and age-friendly practices in the care of older adults.