Make A Smooth Transition To Telehealth
Join us in making behavioral healthcare more accessible
What if starting a resident visit with a care provider could be as easy as pressing a start button?
Let's work hand in hand to improve resident's access to exceptional behavioral healthcare
Team up with MediTelecareTM to provide residents with greater access to behavioral health specialists, with a team that clinically understands evidence-based treatment protocols, to result in increased patient satisfaction and positive outcomes.
Assure that residents behavioral health needs are treated
"Immediate, long-term investment in behavioral telemedicine is the only path forward if we hope to adequately address the mental health and well-being of our country’s long-term care residents."
Dr. Sherie Friedrich, Chief Psychology Officer
All telehealth equipment and training will be provided to your staff
MediTelecareâ„¢ integrates as a turn-key behavioral healthcare service solution for your facility.
The MediTelecareGo!â„¢ Digital Hub is MediTelecare'sâ„¢ proprietary HIPAA-compliant software designed for easy and simple operation, optimizing workflows to simplify the telehealth experience free of charge.
Telehealth Onboarding
MediTelecareTM provides training to transition to telehealth
Refer patients with our easy-to-use virtual referral form
View clinic schedules and request new appointments
Conduct live televideo sessions between residents and clinicians
Access clinical notes through our virtual Clinical Cloud repository
Receive immediate assistance through our Live Chat support
With telehealth services, you have access to the following
Access to the right technologies will allow residents and providers to communicate much more efficiently.
A risk assessment tool that identifies residents who may suffer from behavioral health symptoms and would benefit from MediTelecare's services.
A quarterly medication utilization report that evaluates antipsychotic, anti-anxiety, hypnotic, and overall psychotropic medication use.
URAC accredited cloud-based technology for managing behavioral and psychiatric telehealth and medication management services.
The MediTelyâ„¢ App provides a frictionless transition of care to patients with continual access to medical and behavioral care when leaving a nursing home.
Telehealth Should Be the Standard Protocol in Long- Term Care Facilities
With the COVID-19 cloud casting a shadow on high-risk elderly care communities, there’s another effect to make note of besides the way these facilities have been unfortunately impacted with cases. With limitations in place from seeing loved ones, elderly residents have heightened isolation like they’ve never seen before, dampening their spirits and increasing several mental and behavioral health disorders.
Top 3 Benefits of Telehealth for Mental Health Care
With telehealth services becoming increasingly available, and the need for mental health treatment on the rise, many patients and providers are turning to virtual platforms for mental health care that traditionally was delivered only in the office. Let’s take a look at the top 3 benefits of this shift:
Behavioral telemedicine can improve geriatric mental health
Since the beginning of the COVID- 19 pandemic, skilled-nursing facilities have focused – rightly so – almost entirely on infection control and maintaining the health and safety of residents and staff. These facilities acted quickly to restrict visitor access and limit resident activities.
With these actions, however, came increased loneliness, depression and isolation for elderly residents.