The Maryland Telemental Health Program is a collaborative, transdisciplinary team of pioneers in telemental health medicine.
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Happy #NationalRuralHealthDay! Today, we celebrate the #PowerOfRural and the spirit of #rural America. Join us in honoring the dedicated healthcare providers, State Offices of Rural Health, and rural stakeholders making a difference in these communities.
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Today is #ruralhealthday -- Check out this article from ATTC on telehealth for MOUD in rural communities. We’re grateful for innovative projects expanding access to MOUD in rural Maryland through telemedicine. Learn more about our detention centers projects and mobile units:
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Maryland Telemental Health retweeted
📢 Exciting news from DC! The @DEAHQ and @HHSGov have extended remote prescribing of controlled substances flexibilities through CY2024, providing vital healthcare access. 🏥 This is the second extension, the first was set to expire on Nov 11, 2023. bit.ly/3tmMq18
Exciting news! @AmericanTelemed released the Telehealth Essentials Guide for Healthcare Providers, a new resource designed to help #healthcare organizations and professionals grow and strengthen their #telehealth programs.
Download: bit.ly/3sVQrt7
#TelehealthIsHealth
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📚 @UMPsychiatry's Dr. Sarah Edwards & @kellycoble13 explore #Telehealth in academic mental health clinics during COVID-19 in a recent @JAACAP article.
Read more: bit.ly/3EQAkzz
#TelehealthIsHealth #TelehealthAwareness
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🚐Earlier this year, Eastern Shore Mobile Care Collaborative, a joint effort between @UMpsychiatry &@CarolineCoHD, launched a 2nd mobile treatment unit to reach individuals with opioid use disorder in neighboring counties. Read more: bit.ly/3PIGeZT #TelehealthIsHealth
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For over 22 years, @UMPsychiatry faculty & staff have served as pioneers in telemental health. Our transdisciplinary efforts involve top specialists in their fields, from primary care physicians to school administrators. Learn more: bit.ly/3MVkNke . #TelehealthIsHealth
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This #TelehealthAwarenessWeek, communities are coming together to underscore the many ways that telehealth supports access to safe, quality care. Join us: bit.ly/3eJ2kvf #TelehealthIsHealth #TelehealthAwareness @americantelemed
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Maryland Telemental Health retweeted
Maintaining Telehealth Care For Opioid Use Disorder Is Critical #telehealth #telehealthpolicy #access healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
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Join us tomorrow at 2pm ET as we discuss how structural urbanism exacerbates existing disparities and explore strategies to effectively utilize #telehealth in integrated care to address health disparities within rural communities.
Register today: bit.ly/40idbOR.
This study found that emergency authorized telehealth expansion and MOUD provision during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with lower odds of fatal drug overdose, demonstrating the potential benefits of continuing these services. More from @JAMAPsych: bit.ly/3ZIwIrA
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Leaving prison or jail with an untreated addiction is perilous. Our team of @UMmedschool clinicians are leveraging telemedicine to expand access to MOUD in Maryland jails. Read how Dr. Weintraub & @KellyCoble13 are tackling obstacles to deliver care: bit.ly/40JQWmh
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Maryland Telemental Health retweeted
Tomorrow 3/31 is the last day to submit comments on the proposed rule for prescribing controlled substances via tele.
For guidance on submitting comments: bit.ly/3ysl0WP
To submit comments: bit.ly/3ZZh2k3
Maryland Telemental Health retweeted
🆕 Blog: Digital Access: A Super Determinant of Health. Read more ⤵️ fal.cn/3wUD9
Join the @NationalCouncil today, 3/21 at 2 pm for a webinar on What You Need to Know about Proposed DEA Rules on Prescribing Controlled Substances Via Telehealth: bit.ly/3Tk53vs
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Telehealth Expands Care Access for Transgender, Gender-Diverse Youth #telehealth #access #healthequity mhealthintelligence.com/news…
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Join the @NationalCouncil tomorrow, March 21, at 2 pm for a webinar on What You Need to Know about Proposed DEA Rules on Prescribing Controlled Substances Via Telehealth. Register here: bit.ly/3Tk53vs
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Maryland Telemental Health retweeted
Webinar tomorrow: learn how MACS Medical Director, Dr. Weintraub, and the @MDTelemental team are leveraging telemedicine to expand access to medications for opioid use disorder in several rural Maryland detention centers.
.@CMSGov approved CA's 1115 waiver to use #Medicaid to pay for care for people transitioning out of jails & prisons, but challenges remain. Join #FOREfdnGrantees on 3/23 as they show how these new challenges as well as expansion to other states can be met.
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Approx. 7/10 people in local Maryland jails are diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Members of our team have been working with rural Maryland detention centers like Allegany to implement treatment services via telemedicine. Learn more in this article about barriers faced.
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