American Well, a Boston-based telehealth services partner, revealed that its clinical partner, Online Care Group, has added psychiatry services to its Amwell app.
Although Amwell is the No. 1 most downloaded app for telehealth visits nationally, patients can now self-schedule visits with board-certified psychiatrists on the app. Psychiatric visits may be eligible for insurance coverage, and Amwell users can add third-party participants, like family members, to the live video visit.
American Well's telehealth psychiatry program is available to adults ages 18 and above in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Carolina. More states are being added each month. The company said it hopes to implement nationwide coverage by 2017.
"Mental healthcare is in desperate need of real solutions and telemental health can bridge that gap," said American Well Vice President of Behavioral Health Zereana Jess-Huff, PhD. "With our reach and network — American Well currently serves 50 million covered Americans through Amwell and our work with major health insurers — telehealth will continue to serve as a real solution to severe access issues for mental healthcare."
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