Healthcare Innovation March 22, 2024
Illinois-based health system partners with Amwell to provide mental health assessments more quickly
In the face of a mental health workforce shortage, OSF HealthCare, which operates 16 hospitals in Illinois and Michigan, is partnering with Boston-based Amwell to provide 24/7 365 telepsychiatric consult support to emergency departments at nine hospitals as part of a pilot to provide mental health assessments more quickly to help speed treatment for those in crisis.
Samuel Sears, M.D., psychiatrist, director of Behavior Health Physician Services at OSF HealthCare, explained that hiring psychiatrists is nearly impossible with a nationwide shortage and when competing with larger hospitals in desirable coastal cities. So the Behavioral Health team looked at third-party providers for telepsychiatry services and chose Amwell because...
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