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Mimi Winsberg says she’s seeing encouraging results in providing mental health services via telehealth.

Winsberg is the chief medical officer and co-founder of Brightside Health, a telehealth company focusing on mental health.

“Our goal is to deliver life-changing mental healthcare to individuals who have everything from mild to severe clinical depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. We are even treating patients who have elevated suicidal risk,” Winsberg says.

Brightside Health is aiming to offer more options to patients as many areas face a shortage of mental health professionals.

“More than half the counties in the United States don't have a single psychiatrist, so we have an access problem,” Winsberg says. “And we have a problem of suicidal patients not being often able to get the appropriate care.”

Where telehealth can help patients and providers avoid in-person care

Some studies have shown telehealth has been successful in 

treating patients with substance use disorder

a high level of accuracy in telehealth diagnoses in psychiatry and other areas

“What we're seeing is that telehealth can actually provide some benefits,” Winsberg says. “Yes, you can't do a physical exam over telehealth. But in behavioral health conditions, that's often not necessary. Most of the time it’s not necessary. What you can do with a telehealth platform is incorporate other features that really can drive great outcomes.”

Winsberg discusses some of the opportunities for telehealth to meet the needs of patients who can’t easily access care.

Telehealth “can take that geography problem out of the equation,” she says.

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DEA allows telehealth flexibilities to continue until at least November

She talks about the opportunities to meet the needs of patients who don't have easy access to mental health services and what must be done to expand telehealth.

Mimi Winsberg of Brightside Health talks about expanding mental health services | Data Book podcast

The leaders of Dartmouth Health, MaineHealth and the University of Vermont Health Network outline the perilous road for rural health systems. 

Rural hospitals struggle with staffing shortage, and not just doctors

The DEA put the brakes on a plan to limit the remote prescription of some controlled substances. Telehealth advocates welcomed the reprieve.

DEA allows telehealth flexibilities to continue through at least November

With more people needing treatment for behavioral health needs, experts say telehealth is critical to providing access. But health systems need to ensure patients aren’t left behind.

Expanding mental health services via telehealth requires more than technology

The retailer’s health division is partnering with Atrium on a new effort to deliver care at home, and they aim to illuminate ‘the dark side of the moon.’

‘Project Pink Floyd’: Best Buy Health, Atrium Health team up on hospital at home | ViVE Conference

An Epic analysis shows in most telehealth visits for primary care, patients did not need to see their doctor in person. Danessa Sandmann of Epic Research talks about the study and its implications.

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