Exploring the Telepsychiatry Experience: Primary Care Provider Perception of the Michigan Child Collaborative Care (MC3) Program

Pediatric mental healthcare is a growing component of primary care practice. However, there is a lack of access to mental health services, particularly Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (CAPs). The Michigan Child Collaborative Care (MC3) Program is a telepsychiatry service that offers embedded behavioral health consultants (BHCs) within primary care practices, telephonic consultation, video consultation and embedded care. PCP utilization of telepsychiatry services is predicated on perceiving the consultation service as user-friendly, helpful, and feasible in their practice.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research