Alaska Telepsychiatry Service Providers
Telepsychiatry partnerships that improve access to exceptional psychiatric care in Alaska.
Interested in Telepsychiatry for Your Alaska Healthcare Facility? Get in Touch!
At innovaTel, we focus on providing long-term solutions for healthcare facilities seeking highly qualified mental health providers. Through our unique and proven matchmaking process, we will work with you to identify your needs, and you will have the option to interview and select the provider who best aligns with your internal teams. We’re proud to have a high provider retention rate.
If your Alaska hospital or healthcare organization is interested in partnering with a telepsychiatry provider dedicated to providing long-term solutions to care, contact us today. We will schedule a meeting to learn more about your needs, match you with an experienced behavioral health clinician, and guide you through the process of providing telepsychiatry solutions to your patients.
Get Started with Alaska Telepsychiatry Services from innovaTel
Interested in learning more about telepsychiatry and how you or your treatment facility can be a part of the solution in closing Alaska’s gaps in mental and behavioral healthcare? We encourage you to contact us today. Our expert team will tell you more about the services we provide and show you how an innovaTel partnership can benefit your Alaska healthcare facility.
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Bridging the Care Gap in Alaska with Telepsychiatry
Like many states across the country, Alaska is experiencing an extreme shortage of mental and behavioral health clinicians. Due to the lack of access to mental health clinicians, healthcare organizations are often unable to meet patient demand. To bridge this gap in care, many ALaska facilities have adopted the use of telepsychiatry.
Telepsychiatry is a care model in which clinicians provide mental and behavioral healthcare remotely through HIPAA-compliant video conferencing technology. Treatment via telepsychiatry can include a range of services, such as psychiatric evaluations, consultation services, medication management, and counseling services. Patients can access care remotely from licensed psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers in a variety of settings. Additionally, healthcare organizations and health systems benefit from the opportunity to offer expanded access to psychiatric services to the patients they serve.
Telepsychiatry is equivalent to in-person care in diagnostic accuracy, effectiveness, quality of care, and patient satisfaction, making it a viable solution for your Alaska healthcare facility.
Alaska 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 based on 15 adult and youth measures, Alaska ranks 34th overall (out of 51). The state also ranks 34th in prevalence of mental illness and 28th in access to care. These scores indicate that Alaska has high rates of mental illness and low rates of care.
Additionally, data from the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry reveals that there are only 16 child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) per 100,000 children below the age of 18 in Alaska—only 29 CAPs are available to serve the state’s 179,300+ children.
The discrepancy between the number of individuals seeking mental and behavioral healthcare and the number of services and clinicians available in Alaska is a significant barrier, leading to higher wait times and a lack of specialty treatment for patients. Unfortunately, due to wait times and availability, many patients will go without care.
State Eligibility for Medicaid in Alaska
Medicaid eligibility parameters vary by state. Visit the Center for Connected Health Policy to learn more about Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth and telepsychiatry services in Alaska.
The Benefits of Telepsychiatry Services in Alaska
Telemedicine, including telepsychiatry, has been proven to be an effective method of closing gaps in healthcare. While there are numerous benefits to this modality of care, there are several advantages for patients and clinics in the state of Alaska.
Eliminate Location Barriers & Expand Access
Breaking down the location barrier can help bridge the care gap caused by the shortage of mental healthcare clinicians in Alaska.
Telepsychiatry services are offered remotely, which means clinicians can provide care from anywhere they are licensed—even outside the state of Alaska—so the services you are able to offer your patients are no longer limited by geography. The ability to practice psychiatry from anywhere is an opportunity to increase the accessibility of psychiatric care that may otherwise be out of reach for many rural or isolated communities in Alaska.
Our telepsychiatry partnerships also allow your healthcare organization to offer specialized behavioral and mental health services to patients so they can be treated quickly and effectively. Through a partnership with innovaTel, you can connect your patients with psychiatrists and other qualified mental health clinicians who have sub-specialty training. With this expanded access, your patients will no longer have to wait months or travel long distances across Alaska to receive specialized care.
Provide Opportunities for Collaboration & Integrated Care
Many primary care patients require further treatment for mental or behavioral health conditions but may not have access to a licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker. When we partner with primary care facilities, physicians are able to work collaboratively with experienced psychiatrists to create comprehensive treatment plans for patients who require additional expertise to treat their symptoms.
This collaboration through integrated care is particularly helpful for clinics, doctors, and healthcare organizations in Alaska who want to benefit from the expertise of highly qualified, specialized psychiatrists.
Implementing Telepsychiatry in Alaska
Establishing a new telepsychiatry program can be challenging—which is why many healthcare facilities partner with innovaTel. We ensure the top-notch, highly qualified psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers you select become an active, long-term member of your team.
We want your facility to feel confident in establishing a successful telepsychiatry program, so we offer a comprehensive onboarding and implementation process to all our partners. Our telepsychiatry experts have a deep understanding of the unique challenges that Alaska medical and behavioral health clinics face, and throughout the duration of our partnership, the innovaTel team is dedicated to providing continued support.
