Health
New standards for mental health apps – Sydney Morning Herald
With Telehealth and mental health apps on the rise, new standards hope to ensure the quality of care available online mirrors that of face-to-face.
“The issue that really blew up for most practitioners at the time was around the security of their system and a consent mechanism,” she said.
“If someone used to visit a clinician in an office, that clinician now needs to stop and think: is it safe for them at their end? Are they in an environment where it can be confidential?”
President-elect of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Associate Professor Vinay Lakra, said although “everyone is getting better at Telehealth”…
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