Contraceptive Care via Telehealth
Telehealth has become an important way to deliver contraceptive services. Benefits include remote access to contraceptive services and accommodating patients who live at a distance or who face challenges attending in-person office visits. Telehealth can also be helpful for patients in restrictive reproductive health environments.
Protocol for the Provision of Contraceptive Services via Telehealth
Download our Protocol for the Provision of Contraceptive Services via Telehealth for comprehensive and evidence-based guidance for implementing telehealth at your clinic.
Key highlights include:
- Telehealth Basics
- Contraception & Telehealth Best Practices
- Privacy, Safety, and Accountability
- Clinical Operations
Last updated: 2024
Contraceptive Care During COVID-19
In 2020, Beyond the Pill developed the following resources to support safe, high-quality contraceptive care during the ongoing pandemic. Explore these documents to learn more about best practices for providing contraceptive services for the full range of methods during COVID-19:
Additional Telehealth Resources
- A virtual visit algorithm: how to differentiate and code telehealth visits, e-visits, and virtual check-ins - American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- AMA Telehealth Quick Guide - American Medical Association (AMA)
- Contraceptive Care via Telehealth - Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit - National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
- General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Guidelines for Family Planning Visits During COVID-19 Outbreak - University of California, San Francisco
- Initiating Telehealth in Response to COVID-19: Initial Considerations and Resources - National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
- Managing Patients Remotely: Billing for Digital and Telehealth Services - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- Medicaid Benefits: Telehealth - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
- Telehealth Resources - National Association of Community Health Centers
- Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Telecare: What's What? - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Telemedicine Best Practices and Considerations - Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK)
- What Family Planning Providers Can Do to Meet Client Needs During COVID-19 - Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC)
