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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...

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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....

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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,...

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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...

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Increasing Federally Qualified Health Centers’ Capabilities with Telepsychiatry

As we covered last month, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are essential to rural and underserved populations to help decrease health...

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Improving Mental Health for Medical Professionals with the Well at Work Program

The importance of community health centers is becoming increasingly apparent as COVID-19 continues to spread. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)...

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Telepsychiatry Helps Keep Hospitals Open in a Time of Unprecedented Change

Hospitals around the country are facing immense disruptions and unprecedented losses this year. To prepare for possible surges of COVID-19,...

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Supporting Behavioral Health Hospitals Near and Far

Behavioral health hospitals around the country provide structured care in a therapeutic and safe environment for patients. They play a...

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View From the Front Lines

What extraordinary times we are all traveling through together! Amidst the clouds of a global pandemic, there are a few...

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Telepsychiatry Adds New Dimension to PHP/IOP

Partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs, also known as PHP and IOP, provide options for patients who need more...

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Provider Spotlight: Yaima Alonso-Jeckell, MD

As a junior in high school, I took a psychology course that led me on this journey to become a...

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Provider Spotlight: Elizabeth Ucheoma-Cofield, MD

The journey to become a psychiatrist had a lot of twists and turns for me. After graduating from medical school,...

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Tips for Telepsychiatry During COVID-19

Many psychiatrists are currently facing a rapid conversion of services to a telehealth model during the COVID-19 pandemic, and so...

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Provider Spotlight: Michelle DeNault, MD

Michelle DeNault MD, Regional Medical Director Psychiatry wasn’t exactly the most glamorous choice while I was in training… Before I...

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The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus and Telepsychiatry’s Role in Patient Care

Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been making headlines worldwide for the past few months. While our understanding of this virus is...

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3 Things to Consider When Choosing a Telepsychiatry Provider

The growing importance of mental healthcare, along with increasing reimbursement for telehealth services makes 2020 an excellent year to consider adding telepsychiatry...

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Looking Toward the Future: Telepsychiatry in 2020

A new decade is here, and with it comes some promising changes for telepsychiatry. In the coming year, we can...

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Mental Health Issues and the Holiday Season: How Telepsychiatry Can Help

Many of us look forward to the holiday season, providing a chance to spend time with family and friends. For...

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Telepsychiatry: Increasing Patient Satisfaction and Reimbursement Rates

The use of telehealth is rapidly growing. In just four years, claims related to telehealth grew 624% for all medical claims. In...

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How Telepsychiatry is Helping Soldiers Overcome PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a real and serious problem for veterans returning from service. It is estimated that 11-20%...

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Responding to Natural Disasters with Telepsychiatry

Katrina, Harvey, Dorian: record-breaking storms that left destruction and devastation in their wake. The aftermath of these natural disasters is not...

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Staggering Rise in Suicidal Patients Presenting to EDs Hastens Call for Telepsychiatry

414% That’s the percentage increase in suicidal patients presenting to United States emergency department (ED) over the last decade.1  Yes, you read that right. 414%.    Total ED visits...

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Telepsychiatry in ICE Facilities

There has been a lot of news coverage lately on detainees and asylum seekers and their overall well-being during their...

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Improving Inpatient Care in Mental Health Institutions with Telepsychiatry

In our series, we have covered many of the challenges that hospitals and physicians face from a behavioral health perspective, from burnout to boarding, and how...