Providing Behavioral Health through Telehealth and Virtual Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic
During late 2020 and early 2021, a team of researchers, clinicians, and administrators in Southeast Idaho conducted a qualitative study about behavioral healthcare providers’ experiences using tele-behavioral health (also referred to herein as virtual care) with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health Article
Use of a Research as Intervention Approach to Explore Telebehavioral Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southeastern Idaho- Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
The purposes of this study were to:
- characterize Southeast Idaho Healthcare primary care and behavioral health providers’ experiences with virtual care during the pandemic
- generate policy- and practice-level recommendations regarding virtual care in this region that will address inequities in access to care
- raise awareness of issues relevant to virtual care among community stakeholders who influence the implementation of this treatment modality in Southeast Idaho
