Missouri Telepsychiatry Service Providers
Telepsychiatry partnerships that expand access to exceptional psychiatric care in Missouri.
Get Started with Missouri 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 Missouri’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 Missouri healthcare facility.
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Bridging the Care Gap in Missouri with Telepsychiatry
Like many states across the country, Missouri is experiencing an extreme shortage of mental and behavioral health clinicians. Due to the lack of access to mental health clinicians, health care organizations are often unable to meet patient demand. To bridge the gap in care, many Missouri facilities have adopted the use of telepsychiatry.
Telepsychiatry is a care model in which clinicians provide mental health care 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 Missouri healthcare facility.
Missouri 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, Missouri ranks 40th. This score indicates that Missouri has one of the highest rates of mental illness and among the lowest rates of care access in the United States.
Additionally, data from the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry reveals that there are only 12 child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) per 100,000 children below the age of 18 in Missouri—only 168 CAPs are available to serve the state’s 1,381,000+ children.
The discrepancy between the number of individuals seeking mental and behavioral health care and the number of services and clinicians available in Missouri is staggering, leading to higher wait times for patients. Unfortunately, due to wait times and availability, many patients will go without treatment.
State Eligibility for Medicaid in Missouri
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 Missouri.
The Benefits of Telepsychiatry Services in Missouri
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 that particularly benefit patients and clinics in the state of Missouri.
Eliminate Location Barriers & Expand Access
With the shortage of mental health care clinicians in Missouri, breaking down the location barrier can help bridge the care gap significantly.
Since telepsychiatry services are offered remotely, clinicians can provide care from anywhere they are licensed—even outside the state of Missouri—so the services you can 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 communities in Missouri.
Our telepsychiatry partnerships also allow you 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 Missouri 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 and doctors in Missouri who want to benefit from the expertise of highly qualified, specialized psychiatrists.
Implementing Telepsychiatry in Missouri
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 Missouri medical and behavioral health clinics face, and throughout the duration of our partnership, the innovaTel team is dedicated to providing continued support.
Interested in Telepsychiatry for Your Missouri 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 Missouri 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.
