christopher dietrich how is telemedicine used in your field? mr. dietrich: my scope is similar to what a physician's would be, but our capacity with is allowing us to serve communities that otherwise would not have access to psychiatric services. many times we go to communities that if we were not there providing that service, there really would not be anyone else. you know, such as your crisis in the country is pretty huge. there have been some figures of 90% to 93% shortage of psychiatric prescribers and the entire country. if you look at the number in alaska, i would imagine it is even higher. that bridge allows to make that care connection that otherwise would not be there. peter: how many patients do you see on a regular basis via telemedicine? i was a about 50% of my weakest telemedicine, so 30 or 40 patients per week. peter: what is the downside to communicating with the patient via skype or another service? definitely making that first connection and getting a patient engaged is important. the way we kind of try to mitigate that when we can

to look at telecommute occasions in alaska, joining us from anchorage via skype is doctor christopher dietrich. doctor dietrich, how is telemedicine used in the state of alaska? >> guest: i'm a physician assistant so my scope is similar to what a physician would be but different types of training so generally i go by pa dietrich but our capacity telemedicine is allowing us to get to rural alaska and those who are not normally have psychiatry services. our clinic retreat anywhere from the age of three-25 and behavioral health services and psychological counseling services, too. many times we go to communities that if we were and they are providing that service there were not anybody else. psychiatric practice in the country is huge and there are unquoted figures about 93% shortage of psychiatric prescribers in the entire country so we look at that number alaska i would imagine it's even higher. this allows us to bridge to make that care connection that otherwise might not be there. >> host: from the patients you see on a regular basis via telemedicine? >> guest: i would say about 50% of my work

worse not where they have to be hospitalized . >> and also out-of-state hospitalization. >> christopher dietrich, if you want to see a patient in no or sick and you're down in ridge, where does that patients go? is he or she able to do this from their home? >> yes, they've got a seller, likeskype we work in compliant applications . they can definitely stay here via their home but sometimes we will happen to their local clinic and waited in decent bioscience and have a little bit more formality there but it's not always thecase and it's not always needed . >> is it easier for you as somebody who works on mental health issues rather than a physician or someone who would be to physically treat a patient? >> for us, whether there's a psychiatrist in the office, doctor evans, whether there's a multitude of pas that work for our agency. basically, it's exactly one of the best uses telemedicine is psychiatric services because the physicalevent is very limited to us. what is needed . but i still see the purpose of even telemedicine without that sort of care for some of the essential questions that may b

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to look at telecommute occasion's in alaska, joining us from anchorage via skype is doctor christopher dietrichis telemedicine used in the state of alaska? >> , physician assistant so my scope is similar to what a physician would be, but different types of training so generally i go by pa dietrich but our capacity with telemedicine is allowing us to give them access to what they normally would not happen that psychiatry services. we treat 3 - 25 behavioral health services. many times we go to communities that, if we went there to provide that service there really wouldn't be anyone else. psychiatric crisis in the country is pretty huge. there is 90 - 93% of psychiatric prescribers in the entire country. if we look at that kind of number in alaska, i imagine it's even higher. this has a lot of that bridge to make that care connection otherwise me that would be there. >> , the patients you see on a regular basis for telemedicine. >> i would say about 50% of my work is telemedicine. at least 30 or 40 patients a week. >> what's the downside to communicating with the patient via skype or another ser

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