California Telepsychiatry Service Providers
Telepsychiatry partnerships that improve access to exceptional psychiatric care in California.
Get Started with California Telepsychiatry Services from innovaTel
If you are interested in learning more about our telepsychiatry services and how we can help increase access to care for your patients, we encourage you to contact us today. Our expert team can provide resources and show you how an innovaTel partnership can benefit your California facility.
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Bridging the Gap in California with Telepsychiatry
The state of California is experiencing a shortage of mental and behavioral health clinicians, and health care organizations are unable to meet patient demands. To bridge the gap in care, many facilities have adopted the use of telepsychiatry.
Telepsychiatry is the process by which clinicians provide mental and behavioral health care remotely through HIPAA-compliant video conferencing technology. Treatment via telepsychiatry may include medication management, counseling, psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and other services. Patients can access care remotely from licensed psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and clinical social workers, and health care providers can offer expanded access to specialized psychiatric services to their patients.
Telepsychiatry is used in a variety of settings and is equivalent to in-person care regarding patient satisfaction, quality of care, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness, making this service model a viable solution for your California health care facility.
California Mental Health Statistics
According to Mental Health America, which compares access to care and the prevalence of mental illness among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, California ranks 19 overall based on 15 adult and youth measures. The data further reveals that California ranks 16 in prevalence of mental illness and 31 in access to care, indicating the state has relatively high rates of mental illness and low rates of care access in the United States.
Additionally, research from the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry shows that there are only 15 child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) per 100,000 children below the age of 18 in California, which means there are only 1,358 CAPs serving the state’s 9,022,000+ children.
The discrepancy between the number of patients seeking mental and behavioral health care and the number of available clinicians in California is concerning and leads to higher wait times or a lack of service opportunities for patients. Learn how a partnership with innovaTel can significantly decrease your patient wait times and help more patients by clicking here.
State Eligibility for Medicaid in California
Parameters for Medicaid eligibility differ by state. To learn more about California Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth, visit the Center for Connected Health Policy.
The Benefits of Telepsychiatry Services in California
Telemedicine, including telepsychiatry, has proven to be an effective method of closing gaps in health care. While there are a wide range of benefits to this modality of care, location and collaboration particularly benefit patients and clinics in the state of California.
Eliminate Geographic Barriers
Access is a significant barrier to mental health care for patients and clinics in California. Telepsychiatry eliminates this geographic barrier and expands access to care across the state.
Telepsychiatry services are offered via a secure, remote interface, and clinicians can provide care from anywhere they are licensed—even outside the state of California—which means the services California health care organizations offer to patients are no longer limited by geography. Thanks to telepsychiatry, clinics can increase the accessibility of psychiatric care that may otherwise be out of reach, particularly in California’s rural regions.
Breaking down geographic barriers also ensures California health care organizations have access to specialized behavioral and mental health providers so patients can receive timely treatment to increase patient outcomes. Patients no longer have to wait months or travel long distances to seek treatment from mental health clinicians with sub-specialty training. Instead, with expanded access through telepsychiatry, you can connect your patients with psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians across the country.
Collaboration & Integrated Care
Many primary care patients require further treatment for behavioral or mental health conditions but do not have access to a licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner or licensed clinical social workers. With our partnership primary care physicians can work collaboratively with experienced psychiatric health professionals via telepsychiatry to create comprehensive treatment plans for their patients who need psychiatric expertise.
This collaboration through integrated care is especially helpful for clinics and doctors in California that want to benefit from the expertise of highly qualified psychiatrists but do not currently have access to in-house specialists.
Implementing Telepsychiatry in California
Establishing a new telepsychiatry program can be challenging—which is why health care facilities partner with innovaTel. Our match making process ensures top-notch, highly qualified psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and clinical social workers become an integrated, active, member of your treatment team.
We want your facility to feel confident implementing a successful telepsychiatry program, which is why we offer comprehensive onboarding and ongoing IT and clinical support to all of our partners. With more than 30 years of behavioral healthcare experience, our team has a deep understanding of the unique challenges that California mental health clinics face, and mission is to improve access to psychiatric care. Because improved access improves outcomes.
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