The Basics of Telehealth Assessment and Treatment

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Recommendations to clinicians:

1. Exclude all reg flags
2. Identify patients who may need face- to face assessment
3. Rationale if a referral is necessary
4. identifying a support network of seniors or experts in the field who can advice and assist at any stafge required. This channel needs to be active and the clinicians must be able to contact , as an when necessary
5. The contact details shoudnt be kept confidential, it would even be recommended to get seperate lines and contact ids for this purpose, after the consultation the numbers must be deleted or stored only i the official records

Always maintain the records of the patients

Reduce the amount of identifiable patient details that you share digitally

Assessment needs:

Empowerment of the patient

Individually tailored

Not recommended to assess:

Assessing high risk patient or patients with potentially high risk conditions

Patients with internal examination including any pelvic area examination

Coniditions or comorbidities affecting the ability to us technology including delusion, anxieties about using tecnology

Deaf and dumb individuals, may be difficulat , however the use of assitive technolgy may aid the process

Process:

Before the Consultation	Confirm if a videographic consultation is clinically appropriate Use a room that is private and well lit Make sure the patients phone number is ready, in case the video graphic link gives trouble Keep the patients clinical records ready and preferably on another screen Prior to the session test the technology , if it is works as its supposed to.
Start of the consultation	Video

Confirm