The way we are working isn’t working. Even though an estimated 1 in 5 adults lives with a mental health illness, the stigma around discussing our mental health is still a barrier to receiving care. This is increasingly evident in our workplaces. A recent survey by McKinsey found that 37% of employees with a mental […]
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MindCare Acquires 2 Florida-based Psychiatry Provider Groups
November 5, 2021 – One of the nation’s leading telepsychiatry providers, MindCare Solutions Group (Nashville, TN), has announced the acquisition of Florida-based Virtual Inpatient Psychiatry Physicians Behavioral Network (“VIPPBN”). MindCare is a leading provider of 24/7 telepsychiatry and telebehavioral health services to acute hospital emergency rooms in over 200 hospitals across the US. MindCare also […]
The Mind-Body Connection: How Telebehavioral Health Can Support Chronic Pain Management
Depression, anxiety, and chronic pain are serious problems faced by a significant proportion of society today. Research has now shown that they are also often experienced together. Patients suffering from depression and anxiety are more likely to experience chronic pain. The opposite also holds true in that patients with chronic pain are more likely to […]
Increasing Access to Mental Health Care with Mobile Response Units
Mental health crises, like any physical health crisis, can be devastating for patients and families. Sadly, the US consistently falls short when it comes to caring for mental health patients. Mental health emergencies require expert care, but often these situations are being handled by police instead of medical professionals. Mobile medical rapid response teams were […]
Continued Access to Telepsychiatry is Essential to Our Nation’s Health
Telepsychiatry and telehealth provided an essential service to patients and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a safe way to deliver and receive care during a time when many hospitals and clinics were canceling in-person visits. This method of care delivery was quickly embraced. Nearly half of Medicare patients reported having a telehealth visit in […]
How LCSWs Are Helping to Meet the Growing Need for Telebehavioral Health Services
Living with the stress and uncertainties of COVID-19 has negatively affected many people’s mental health. A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 41.1% of adults reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder in January of 2021. This represents an enormous jump from the 11.0% of adults who reported those symptoms January through June […]
COVID-19 and the Impact on Children’s Mental Health
As we move into a new year, the impacts of COVID-19 continue with us. No one is immune to the stress of the pandemic. Our daily lives, routines, and in some cases, jobs have been interrupted and many continue to live in a state of limbo, not knowing when they will be able to gather […]
A Year in Review: The Evolving Role of Telepsychiatry
2020 has been an unprecedented year. Providers and patients alike have faced extraordinary losses, both in health, life, and income. While the battle to defeat COVID-19 continues, it has brought about some positive changes in the medical community. The pandemic has caused a shift from telehealth being ancillary, to a vital medical tool for patient […]
Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Dante Burgos
Dr. Dante Burgos, Chief Physician Executive This year has brought many changes and challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. At MindCare, we strive to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care to our partners in Emergency Departments, Med-Surgical Units, outpatient clinics, and more. By integrating behavioral healthcare through a secure telehealth platform we have helped many clinics to reduce […]
Telepsychiatry is helping to address psychiatric shortages around the country
Access to mental health care has been a growing problem. An estimated 40% of patients are seeing their primary care physicians for mental health issues, and two-thirds of them have difficulty accessing psychiatric care. The US Department of Health and Human Services found that the current psychiatric workforce today is around 45,580 physicians, and needs to increase by more […]
