Using Telepsychiatry to Overcome Staffing Shortages
Healthcare organizations across the country are utilizing telehealth to access a growing network of behavioral health care providers. There’s growing evidence that telehealth can reduce wait times, relieve staff shortages, and help clinical teams, including:
- Large Acute Hospitals
- CAHS
- FQHCs
- Psychiatric Hospitals
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Rural Health Clinics
- CCBHCs
- Jails
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A Partner Like No Other
The current state of mental health care in the U.S. is troubling due to a shortage in behavioral health providers. This includes psychiatrists, therapists and counselors. More than 47% of the U.S. population lives in a mental health workforce shortage area. It’s clear that healthcare organizations are struggling to provide the behavioral care patients need.
That’s where Integrated Telehealth Partners (ITP) comes in to help clinical teams fill coverage gaps and improve patient outcomes. Be delivering around-the-clock access to behavioral health care providers, crisis coordination and clinical consultation, ITP can solve staffing shortages.
How Virtual Behavioral Health Care Can Improve Patient Outcomes
Imagine a world where psychiatric and therapy services are easily accessible, where patients get the treatment they need, when they need it and where clinical teams can quickly consult with behavioral health experts about discharge plans, medications and follow-up appointments. Telebehavioral health makes this dream a reality.
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