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What is telemedicine? 

Telemedicine, also known as Telepsychiatry or Telehealth, is the process of providing mental health care services from a distance through any smart device with a camera and a microphone. This highly flexible and real-time online solution has been shown to overcome barriers to mental health services created by the distance between patient and provider, access to reliable transportation, fragmentation of care due to gaps in the time between appointments, and lack of local available providers. A strong patient-provider relationship is the foundation for high-quality patient care and with telemedicine mental health providers can evaluate and care for patients in a fashion similar to an in-person encounter, with some limitations, while still providing the flexibility and convenience of seeing patients remotely for follow up visits, therapy sessions, and medication management when appropriate or necessary. From the American Psychiatric Association website: "Telepsychiatry is equivalent to in-person care in diagnostic accuracy, treatment effectiveness, quality of care and patient satisfaction. Patient privacy and confidentiality are also equivalent to in-person care."