Telepsychiatry has saved South Carolina $21.7 million, Polycom said Monday. ...
Telepsychiatry has saved South Carolina $21.7 million, Polycom said Monday. The company has run a two-year-old video consulting program in hospitals throughout the state in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH), it said (http://bit.ly/Pba95h). “The program,…
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which originally connected 15 hospitals, has enabled SCDMH psychiatrists to conduct more than 12,100 rapid consultations with patients in hospital emergency departments, reducing the cost per treatment episode by over $1,800,” Polycom said, noting it’s now expanding the program to 21 hospitals total.