TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid conversion of an outpatient psychiatric clinic to a 100% virtual telepsychiatry clinic in response to COVID-19
AU - Yellowlees, Peter
AU - Nakagawa, Keisuke
AU - Pakyurek, Murat
AU - Hanson, Angel
AU - Elder, Jerry
AU - Kales, Helen C.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - In anticipation of a surge of COVID-19 cases in Northern California, the outpatient psychiatric clinic at UC Davis Health, in which 98% of visits initially occurred in person, was converted to a telepsychiatry clinic, with all visits changed to virtual appointments within 3 business days. The clinic had 73 virtual appointments on its first day after full conversion.This column describes the process, challenges, and lessons learned from this rapid conversion. Patients were generally grateful, providers learned rapidly how to work from home, and the clinic remained financially viable with no immediate losses.
AB - In anticipation of a surge of COVID-19 cases in Northern California, the outpatient psychiatric clinic at UC Davis Health, in which 98% of visits initially occurred in person, was converted to a telepsychiatry clinic, with all visits changed to virtual appointments within 3 business days. The clinic had 73 virtual appointments on its first day after full conversion.This column describes the process, challenges, and lessons learned from this rapid conversion. Patients were generally grateful, providers learned rapidly how to work from home, and the clinic remained financially viable with no immediate losses.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.202000230
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.202000230
M3 - Article
C2 - 32460683
AN - SCOPUS:85087469231
VL - 71
SP - 749
EP - 752
JO - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
JF - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
SN - 1075-2730
IS - 7
ER -