An assessment of routine telepsychiatry services

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #20.

This report presents data from the telepsychiatry program subsequent to the pilot project. The assessment of telepsychiatry beyond the pilot project stage had two primary focuses: a) to develop and document information collection systems initiated during the pilot project evaluation, and b) to assess the operation of a routine telepsychiatry service.

Part I of this report presents information on the routine operation of telepsychiatry at those sites that participated in the pilot project, plus preliminary work completed on the inclusion of SF12 and EuroQol as measures of clinical performance.

Part II focuses on the assessment of the experience of the pilot sites. Also, some initial information on the six additional sites introduced during the assessment period is presented.

NOTE: In 2006 the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research HTA unit moved to IHE. Documents produced in and prior to 2006 have different formats; the format was determined by the agency for which the document was produced.