Don L. De Lapp, MSW, LCADC, LCSW, SAP, CCS, MAC
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Telehealth - Sessions via Live Audio and Video
Visits What is telehealth?
Telehealth is a way to visit with healthcare providers, such as your therapist, doctor, or nurse practitioner. You can talk to your provider from any place, including your home. You don’t go to a clinic or hospital.
How do I use telehealth?
You talk to your provider by phone, computer, or tablet.
You use video so you and your provider can see each other.
How does telehealth help me?
• You don’t have to go to a clinic or hospital to see your provider.
• You won’t risk getting sick from other people.
Can telehealth be bad for me?
• You and your provider won’t be in the same room, so it may feel different than an office visit.
• Your provider may make a mistake because they cannot examine you as closely as at an office visit. (We don’t know if mistakes are more common with telehealth visits.)
• Your provider may decide you still need an office visit.
• Technical problems may interrupt or stop your visit before you are done.
Will my telehealth visit be private?
• We will not record visits with your provider.
• If people are close to you, they may hear something you did not want them to know. You should be in a private place, so other people cannot hear you.
• Your provider will tell you if someone else from their office can hear or see you.
• We use telehealth technology that is designed to protect your privacy.
• If you use the Internet for telehealth, use a network that is private and secure.
• There is a very small chance that someone could use technology to hear or see your telehealth visit.
What if I want an office visit, not a telehealth visit?
For now, all visits are by telehealth. You cannot schedule an office visit now.
What if I try telehealth and don’t like it?
• You can stop using telehealth at any time, even during a telehealth visit.
How much does a telehealth visit cost?
• What you pay depends on your insurance.
The services required.
There is also a limited amount of appointments on a sliding scale – based on the ability to pay.
• A telehealth visit will not cost any more than an office visit.
Do I have any documents acknowledging Telehealth?
Yes, you will be provided with several forms before your first appointment. One of these forms will be an Informed Consent form for telehealth.
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