Hot off the Press: SGEM#402: CALL ME - ON THE TELEMENTAL HEALTH LINE.

Telemental health (TMH) has been shown in settings outside the Veterans Administration (VA) to increase access to mental health providers, increase the proportion of patients discharged home, and decrease the number of patients transferred. However, what's not well studied is the effect of TMH on post-evaluation utilization and processes of care such as medication changes, disposition, length of stay, involuntary holds, and use of chemical or physical restraints. This article summarizes the podcast and blog discussing the manuscript by Han et al. in which telemental health consultations were compared to in-person at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.