TY - JOUR
AU - S. Chinnis
AU - H. Robidoux
AU - S. A. Harrold
AU - J. Lauerer
A1 - 
AB - PURPOSE: Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by acute shortages of mental health providers. This problem, combined with complex behavioral health conditions, elicited the need for a university-based, remote telepsychiatric traineeship for newly board certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs). METHOD: The Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse TechNology Enhanced Residency (PARTNER) Program was developed to advance behavioral health equity by increasing state-wide access to care, removing geographical barriers, and enhancing PMHNP workforce readiness by strengthening trainees' ability to manage complex behavioral health conditions. RESULTS: In a southeastern state over a period of 3 years, six PMHNPs cumulatively provided behavioral health services to 1,195 patients, managed >118 diagnoses, and completed 3,535 visits, with 95.6% of visits comprising provision of care to patients residing in rural areas. CONCLUSION: Care was provided through the implementation of a collaborative-interdisciplinary-care model provided by route of telehealth and comprising a partnership between PMHNPs and patients' primary care providers. The training program enhanced providers' clinical proficiency, improved patient outcomes, and increased the number of skilled providers trained to manage patients with complex behavioral health conditions. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(xx), xx-xx.].
AN - 38451116
BT - J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
C5 - HIT & Telehealth; Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
DA - Mar 8
DO - 10.3928/02793695-20240229-02
DP - NLM
ET - 20240308
JF - J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
LA - eng
N2 - PURPOSE: Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by acute shortages of mental health providers. This problem, combined with complex behavioral health conditions, elicited the need for a university-based, remote telepsychiatric traineeship for newly board certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs). METHOD: The Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse TechNology Enhanced Residency (PARTNER) Program was developed to advance behavioral health equity by increasing state-wide access to care, removing geographical barriers, and enhancing PMHNP workforce readiness by strengthening trainees' ability to manage complex behavioral health conditions. RESULTS: In a southeastern state over a period of 3 years, six PMHNPs cumulatively provided behavioral health services to 1,195 patients, managed >118 diagnoses, and completed 3,535 visits, with 95.6% of visits comprising provision of care to patients residing in rural areas. CONCLUSION: Care was provided through the implementation of a collaborative-interdisciplinary-care model provided by route of telehealth and comprising a partnership between PMHNPs and patients' primary care providers. The training program enhanced providers' clinical proficiency, improved patient outcomes, and increased the number of skilled providers trained to manage patients with complex behavioral health conditions. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(xx), xx-xx.].
PY - 2024
SN - 0279-3695 (Print); 0279-3695
SP - 1
EP - 6+
ST - Advancing Behavioral Health Equity Through Telehealth and Remote Training of Newly Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
T1 - Advancing Behavioral Health Equity Through Telehealth and Remote Training of Newly Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
T2 - J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
TI - Advancing Behavioral Health Equity Through Telehealth and Remote Training of Newly Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
U1 - HIT & Telehealth; Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.3928/02793695-20240229-02
VO - 0279-3695 (Print); 0279-3695
Y1 - 2024
ER -