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Amwell Launches New Virtual Behavioral Health Program
Noting an increase in demand for behavioral healthcare services and a shortage of clinicians, Amwell, a digital care delivery platform, has announced the expansion of its virtual behavioral health platform.
The Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program facilitates the delivery of integrated care that includes virtual therapy and psychiatry, coaching, and personalized digital mental health programs. The program builds on the digital cognitive behavioral health programs acquired in Amwell’s deal for SilverCloud Health last year. Virtual care is provided by therapists and psychiatrists from Amwell’s clinical partner, Amwell Medical Group.
“Increased demand for behavioral healthcare and a growing shortage of clinicians is resulting in a crisis that is driving worse outcomes and higher costs for the entire healthcare industry,” said Ido Schoenberg, MD, Amwell chairman and CEO, said in a news release. “This new program meaningfully expands our digital care delivery infrastructure and enhances our ability to accelerate our customers’ goals to meet the needs of their patients and members, while enabling them to close important gaps in care.
“Scalable across large networks, the program provides access to much needed behavioral healthcare across in person, virtual and automated care settings.”
The program incorporates Amwell’s suite of behavioral health offerings, including its recently launched SilverCloud Health Family Support Suite, which addresses family mental health concerns for new parents, teenagers, and children, and Amwell Psychiatric Care, which provides acute psychiatric care and clinical support in emergency departments.
Amwell provides telehealth solutions for more than 2000 hospitals and 55 health plan partners.
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