California Safety Net Clinics’ Pilot Study Of Online Therapy Points To Need For Restructured Clinical Processes

California safety net clinics participating in a pilot program that provided computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) for depression or pain encountered significant challenges in the successful use of the technology, indicating a need for restructured clinical processes. The study provided participants with access to the CCBT programs and evaluated the pilot in terms of clinical and administrative factors.

These findings were reported in “Tapping Into Digitized Behavioral Therapy: Lessons From The Safety Net” by the California HealthCare Foundation. The study reports the pilot outcomes in terms of technical challenges and literacy, target populations and patient motivation, business associate agreements, and . . .