News Report | February 23, 2020
20% Of Emergency Departments Use Telepsychiatry, 59% Use Only Telepsychiatry For Emergency Services
About 20% of emergency departments in the United States use some form of telepsychiatry, according to a national survey. In a separate survey, about 59% of emergency departments that use some form of telepsychiatry reported that telepsychiatry is their emergency department's only form of emergency psychiatric services. About 25% of emergency departments that use some form of telepsychiatry reported that they have individuals that receive services at least once a day.
Additional findings include:
- Characteristics associated with higher likelihood of emergency department telepsychiatry receipt included higher annual total visit volumes, rural location, and designation as a Critical . . .