Telehealth services are a safe, viable option at Tarzana Treatment Centers (TTC). TTC has been a forerunner in offering telehealth for substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health (MH) treatment to provide easy access for patients and their families.
The goal is to make treatment options available to a broader community. Being the key tool, telehealth increases the reach of TTC’s treatment services.
As a direct result, telehealth services are available for individual and group treatment and therapeutic sessions. After a person becomes part of an outpatient program in SUD or MH, the telehealth treatment options for that program are explained in detail. Although not all treatment options were originally available through telehealth, many more were added during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telehealth opens the door from Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT Services) to primary care questions. Along with traditional outpatient services, video and audio treatment from a person’s home is convenient and practical.
When telehealth treatments work, they reduce the stress of commuting while improving treatment outcomes. For example, telehealth support often helps patients with opioid use disorder stay in treatment, receiving additional counseling to further their recovery.
The Benefits of Telehealth Services
Telehealth options increase access to SUD and MH treatment services by helping remove geographical and stigma barriers. In addition, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), telehealth provides three additional positive benefits that improve treatment outcomes.
Three Positive Benefits of Telehealth
- Effective and efficient coordination of care
- Provision of timely client care
- Ability to share psychoeducation and raise awareness
Overcoming geographic and psychological barriers, telehealth treatment services make a real impact. Thus, telehealth reduces the stigma that people often experience when they reach out for MH and SUD services. Often, the comfort zone of initial telehealth services begins the long-term recovery process.
TTC Telehealth Services = HIPAA Compliant
Staying 100% in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), TTC ensures the safety and security of telehealth treatment options. While telehealth expands access, specific patient populations may have difficulties with the technologies. Contributing factors include financial resources, limited English proficiency, internet access, and cell coverage.
Given such challenges, TTC also provides audio-only telehealth using technologies that do not require broadband availability.
At the same time, taking advantage of modern technologies, all of TTC’s telehealth services are also Windows/Android/IOS compatible. With a focus on helping, special efforts are made for people lacking access. Hence, the latest telehealth options for laptops, tablets, and smartphones are a priority.
Ideally, telehealth services provide a democratic expansion of healthcare services. As part of the organization’s core mission, TTC celebrates this expansion with diverse telehealth offerings. To learn more, please get in touch with TTC today by calling (888) 777-8565.