The COVID-19 pandemic altered the landscape of the way to do health care. Now many services are available via telehealth, and as a result many health care facilities have incorporated telehealth into their regular services. The following are helpful resources for preceptors utilizing telehealth.
Teleprecepting Resources
- The Center for Telehealth, Innovation, Education and Research (C-TIER) offers a repository of links to resources and guides for training students using telehealth, including telehealth training videos, a teleprecepting checklist (from UCSF) and sample communications. To navigate to these resources, go to https://telehealtheducation-ctier.com/national-telehealth-toolkit-for-educators/ and click on "Clinical Rotations."
- Document for Students at Telehealth Sites (C-TIER, 2020): Contains iSOAP framework, student telehealth checklist and links to student content such as etiquette, strategies, resources and building rapport with youth.
- Document for Faculty Responsible for Clinical Telehealth Placement (C-TIER, 2020)
- Document for Preceptors at Telehealth Sites (C-TIER, 2020)
- Teleprecepting: A Timely Approach to Clinical Education During COVID-19: This article presents teleprecepting as a modality for clinical opportunities and connecting students to previously limited experiences, such as training in small specialties, in rural areas and with interdisciplinary teams.
- Teleprecepting Implementation Checklist (original)
- Tips for Transitioning from In-Person Precepting to Teleprecepting (2020 video presentation from the UCSF School of Nursing)
General Telehealth Resources for Providers
- Telehealth.HHS.gov contains links to best practice guides, licensure information, guidance on health equity in telehealth and telehealth policy resources.
- Telehealth for Rural Areas: From the US Department of Health and Human Services; Contains links to developing a rural telehealth workflow and strategy; billing; preparing rural patients; and access to internet and other telehealth resources.
- Telehealth Starter Guide for Students and Preceptors [PDF]
- Telehealth Etiquette for Medical and Behavioral Health – Old Dominion University [video]
- Telehealth Etiquette: Medical Consult – Old Dominion University [video]
- Tele Mental Health Toolkit: Clinical-Professional 3 (please note that although the video is titled “mental health,” it is appropriate for all) [video]