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

Purpose of Review: To identify lessons learned about maintaining confidentiality for adolescent telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent Findings: 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.
Summary: 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.
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