Telehealth

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Telehealth

• Jodi Polaha, Ph.D., East Tennessee State
  University

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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska
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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska
MMI Behavioral Health Outreach Clinics1998
Columbus BHC
Omaha
Hastings BHC
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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska
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MMI Behavioral Health Outreach Clinics2006
Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska
Gordon BHC Est. 2004 at Gordon Medical Clinic
Chadron BHC Est. 2004 at Chadron Medical Clinic
Valley BHC Est. 2003
Fremont BHC Est. 2005 at Professional Partners
Omaha-Metro Clinics Papillion BHC, 2000 Eagle Run
BHC, 2001 Creighton BHC, 2003
Crawford BHC Est. 2004 at Crawford Medical Clinic
Columbus BHC Est. 1997 at CCH Pediatric

Kearney BHC Est. 2003 at Kearney Clinic Pediatrics
Plattsmouth BHC Est. 2000 at UMA Plattsmouth
Hastings BHC Est. 1998 at Children and Adolescent
Clinic, P.C
Nebraska City BHC Est. 2004 at Physicians Clinic
Crete BHC Est. 2005 at Physicians Clinic
Lincoln BHC Est. 2005
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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska

• MMI Behavioral Health Outreach Program
• Mission
• 1. Provide Behavioral Health Services
• 2. Train and Retain Providers
• 3. Conduct research
• 4. Address public policy

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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska

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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska

• Adjunct Service
• The Parenting Solutions Call-In Service
• Aims
• Provide needed specialty service
• Prevent/intervene early
• Triage
• Save physician time

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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska

• Adjunct Service
• The Pediatric Behavioral Telehealth Clinic
• Aims
• Provide temporary services as needed
• Provide permanent services as needed
• Provide value-added specialty services
• Give consumers choice
• Provide supervision for licensure

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Behavioral Health Needs In Nebraska
Omaha
Omaha
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Services Provided

• 13 remote sites
• 90-420 miles from Omaha
• 0-45 consumer miles (M10)

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Services Provided
Omaha
Omaha
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Services Provided

• 49 families in over 230 visits
• regular outpatient visits (n0-18, M6)

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Services Provided

• Age M 8.2 yrs
• Insurance 45 Medicaid
• Referral 75 primary care physicians
• 20 specialty clinics
• 5 other

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Services Provided

• Presenting Complaints
• Disruptive behavior (ODD/ADHD)25
• Behavior with MR 9
• Toileting 2
• Sleep 2
• Anxiety/Mood 5
• Hair Pulling 1
• Feeding Disorder 1

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Outcomes
1disagree 6agree
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Outcomes
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Discussion

• Move to regional model

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Services Provided
Omaha
Omaha
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Discussion

• Move to regional model
• Move from ISDN to IP

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Discussion

• Move to regional model
• Move from ISDN to IP
• Increasing multi-disciplinary focus

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