The Importance of Video Visits in the Time of COVID-19

Jan A Lindsay^{1

2

3}, Julianna B Hogan^{1

2

3}, Anthony H Ecker^{1

2

3}, Stephanie C Day^{1

2

3}, Patricia Chen^{1

3}, Ashley Helm^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Houston VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
² Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Houston, Texas.

Jan A Lindsay et al. J Rural Health. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;37(1):242-245.

doi: 10.1111/jrh.12480. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Jan A Lindsay^{1

2

3}, Julianna B Hogan^{1

2

3}, Anthony H Ecker^{1

2

3}, Stephanie C Day^{1

2

3}, Patricia Chen^{1

3}, Ashley Helm^{1

3}

¹ Houston VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
² Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Houston, Texas.

No abstract available

Keywords: mHealth; mental health; rural health; telehealth.

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