Improving Access To Behavioral Health Care For Rural Consumers – How Telepsychiatry Is Closing The Gap — Executive Web Briefing Sponsored By Genoa Healthcare
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (May 26, 2019) – Over the past decade, telepsychiatry has grown from a novel idea used in academic and experimental settings to an increasingly mainstream way to provide psychiatric care. Over one million appointments have been delivered nationwide, and the industry is growing by more than 20 percent a year.
On Tuesday, June 11th at 1 p.m. ET, Samir Malik, EVP & General Manager of Telepsychiatry, Genoa Healthcare, will discuss the transformative potential of telepsychiatry for underserved populations, during the web briefing, Improving Access To Behavioral Health Care For Rural Consumers – How Telepsychiatry Is Closing The Gap.
Telepsychiatry is especially important given the huge shortage of psychiatric resources and growing demand for mental health care across the country.
This web briefing will draw on data from Genoa Healthcare’s recently released results of a peer-reviewed study published in the American Psychological Association’s Journal of Rural Mental Health. This study found that the availability of telepsychiatry led to more timely and frequent care for patients. According to the National Council on Behavioral Health, 77 percent of counties in the U.S. are underserved and 55 percent of states have a “serious shortage” of child and adolescent psychiatry.
Registration for this executive web briefing is free of charge, courtesy of Genoa, and brought to you by OPEN MINDS. If you are unable to attend, still register. At the end of the event, all registrants will receive a recorded copy of the executive web briefing and presentation slides. Register at: https://www.openminds.com/event/telepsychiatrys-potential-to-close-the-access-gap-in-behavioral-health-care/.
About Genoa Healthcare
Genoa Healthcare has been serving the behavioral health community for nearly 20 years, providing pharmacy services, telepsychiatry and medication management solutions. Today, Genoa Healthcare serves more than 800,000 individuals annually in 47 states and the District of Columbia, and fills more than 15 million prescriptions per year. Genoa Healthcare is the fifth largest drug chain in the U.S., with more than 450 pharmacies located within behavioral health centers. Visit www.genoahealthcare.com.
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