How to ID a New Patient or Client Online?
by Dr. Maheu on 29/01/12 at 6:52 pm
Consumers have forged fake ID cards for decades. Even high school kids know how to use phoney ID cards to gain entrance to clubs with bouncers directly examining those IDs with flashlights. Is it adequate for us as mental health professionals to simply ask a distant client to fax, scan or mail a driver’s license [...]
Full StoryPracticing Over State Lines: Licensure Portability Update
by Dr. Maheu on 15/01/12 at 8:35 pm
In response to a question about licensing as posed by a new member of our LinkedIn group, called “TeleMental Health Institute,” I wrote this recent recap of my views: Kudos for seeking clarification of current licensing issues. If you want to work with clients who have moved out of state, you might consider contacting the [...]
Full StoryWhat We Will Be Doing in mHealth by 2015 or Before!
by Dr. Maheu on 06/01/12 at 10:10 am
Did you know that as of Q3, 18% of U.S. residents under 18 had a smartphone? Or that the iPhone operating system for smartphones (OS) had 28% market share and Android had 43%? Ready for a glimpse into the future?Read a few sample predictions from a recent blog post by Arthur C. Clarke: By 2015, [...]
Full StoryReimbursement: Recent Legal and Marketplace Changes
by Dr. Maheu on 11/12/11 at 1:00 am
Increasingly, the Technical Marketplace Changes Standard Therapy Models. FREE 1-hour Training Webinar (LIVE) Wrap up this year with an essential discussion of current events to predict next year’s focus on telemental health and online therapy. This month’s guest will be Tania S. Malik, J.D., Founder and President of COPEtoday. As Dr. Maheu’s guest, she will [...]
Full StorySuicide Preparedness: 7 Strategies for Telemental Health or Online Therapy
by Dr. Maheu on 04/12/11 at 2:29 pm
Potentially suicidal clients and patients pose one of the most rigorous challenges faced by telemental health professionals. This brief article will give a glimpse of the advance preparation you might consider. Institutional Telemental Health Practice Many institutional work settings already have emergency response systems in place. Examples of such organizations include the military, the [...]
Full StoryMANDATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTING IN ONLINE THERAPY -– A Sobering Reality?
by Dr. Maheu on 21/11/11 at 4:45 am
The recent Penn State child sexual abuse tragedy points to a fundamental problem that seems to be going unnoticed by many online practitioners who practicing with anonymous clients and patients. That is, the professional does not obtain the full identify and contact information prior to delivering care. This is a practice that I have repeatedly [...]
Full StoryFREE Webinar November 17: How to Develop A Thriving Telemental Health Practice from Your Home
by Dr. Maheu on 10/11/11 at 5:25 am
Legal and Ethical Strategies FREE 1-hour Training Webinar (LIVE) November 17, 2011 2 PM Eastern, 11 AM Pacific Interested in starting a telemental health practice but not quite sure how to get started? Familiarize yourself with a successful online practice model that is HIPAA compliant and reimbursed by third-party payors. Identify resources to increase the [...]
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