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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Serv. 2021 Aug 5;19(3):562–572. doi: 10.1037/ser0000571

Table 3.

Provider challenges in transitioning to telehealth.

Challenge Percent of Settings
Technology failures 82%
Providers spending time providing technical support or troubleshooting technology versus providing therapy 79%
Difficulty with scheduling system 52%
Provider unease with technology 39%
Provider lack of technical skills 36%
Other challenges* 36%
Difficulty with communication and/or support from leadership about telehealth policies 24%
Lack of needed equipment (e.g., webcams, headsets) 21%
Confusion regarding how to document or code encounters in electronic medical record 18%
Concern or confusion about getting full workload credit for encounters 15%
No challenges 3%
*

Other challenges were categorized as time challenges (e.g., longer time for documentation due to addition of a new telehealth template), facility/policy challenges (e.g., changes in telework policies), therapy skill challenges (e.g., difficulty building rapport), and team connection challenges (e.g., missing seeing team members in person).