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 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.
Developing Age-Inclusive Telehealth Technologies for Hospital-level Care at Home
Case study highlighting how Medically Home’s technology and operational support are assisting health systems in delivering hospital-level care at home while addressing the unique needs of older adults.
Guided Oral Hygiene: A Virtual Intervention to Improve Oral Health
Manuscript detailing how to create a workforce model that can be effective in improving oral health of adults 69 to 100 who live in a long-term care facility.
A systematic review of digital health technologies for the care of older adults during COVID-19 pandemic.
A review showing evidence on use of digital health technology with older adults during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Telehealth for the cognitively impaired older adult and their caregivers: lessons from a coordinated approach
A paper discussing the findings from the CCARRE program whose aim is to provide care for older adults with cognitive impairment in New York City.
A pilot program for training older adults to use telemedicine for outpatient geriatric psychiatry
A study addressing the potential barrier of digital literacy for geriatric patients accessing telehealth services. In the study, personalized technology support was provided to patients in the Geriatric Psychiatry division.
Doctoring from home: Physicians’ perspectives on the advantages of remote care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic
A qualitative study aimed to explore the benefits of telehealth for primary care physicians and their patients through semi-structured interviews.
If You Give Them Away, It Still May Not Work: Challenges to Video Telehealth Device Use Among the Urban Homebound
Report following the case study of a large urban home-based primary care program that addressed barriers to video telehealth by disseminating cellular-enabled tablets.
Enhancing Telehealth Competency: Development and evaluation of education models for older adults
The study aimed to improve telehealth accessibility for older adults by developing and evaluating telehealth education modules.