TY - JOUR
KW - Community Mental Health Services/standards/utilization
KW - Female
KW - Health Services Accessibility
KW - Health Services Needs and Demand
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Patient Satisfaction
KW - Primary Health Care/standards/utilization
KW - Psychiatry/standards
KW - Quality of Health Care
KW - Remote Consultation
KW - Residence Characteristics
KW - Rural Health Services/standards/utilization
KW - Suburban Health Services/standards/utilization
KW - Treatment Outcome
KW - United States
AU - D. M. Hilty
AU - T. S. Nesbitt
AU - C. A. Kuenneth
AU - G. M. Cruz
AU - R. E. Hales
A1 - 
AB - CONTEXT AND PURPOSE: Rural and suburban populations remain underserved in terms of psychiatric services but have not been compared directly in terms of using telepsychiatry. METHODS: Patient demographics, reasons for consultation, diagnosis, and alternatives to telepsychiatric consultation were collected for 200 consecutive, first-time telepsychiatric consultations at rural and suburban clinics. FINDINGS: Rural patients were more likely than suburban patients to be younger than 18 years, using Medicaid, and needing treatment planning (lest they be referred out of the community). Rural patient and primary care physician satisfaction was higher than that of suburban counterparts. CONCLUSION: Telepsychiatry programs may enhance access, satisfaction, and quality of rural care.
BT - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
C5 - HIT & Telehealth; Healthcare Disparities
CP - 2
CY - United States
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00084.x
IS - 2
JF - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
N2 - CONTEXT AND PURPOSE: Rural and suburban populations remain underserved in terms of psychiatric services but have not been compared directly in terms of using telepsychiatry. METHODS: Patient demographics, reasons for consultation, diagnosis, and alternatives to telepsychiatric consultation were collected for 200 consecutive, first-time telepsychiatric consultations at rural and suburban clinics. FINDINGS: Rural patients were more likely than suburban patients to be younger than 18 years, using Medicaid, and needing treatment planning (lest they be referred out of the community). Rural patient and primary care physician satisfaction was higher than that of suburban counterparts. CONCLUSION: Telepsychiatry programs may enhance access, satisfaction, and quality of rural care.
PP - United States
PY - 2007
SN - 0890-765X; 0890-765X
SP - 163
EP - 165
EP - 
T1 - Rural versus suburban primary care needs, utilization, and satisfaction with telepsychiatric consultation
T2 - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
TI - Rural versus suburban primary care needs, utilization, and satisfaction with telepsychiatric consultation
U1 - HIT & Telehealth; Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 17397373
U3 - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00084.x
VL - 23
VO - 0890-765X; 0890-765X
Y1 - 2007
ER -