Confidential Telehealth Care for Adolescents: Challenges and Solutions Identified During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Abstract

To identify lessons learned about maintaining confidentiality for adolescent telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescents, parents, and providers recognize benefits of telehealth for confidential care while also identifying potential risks for confidentiality breach unique to the telehealth care setting. Rapid implementation of telehealth care during COVID-19 presented an opportunity to test strategies that protect confidentiality for adolescents accessing care through telehealth. Policy, practice, and provider-level interventions are needed to ensure that adolescents can access confidential care through telehealth.