Psychiatric Medical Practitioners, Inc

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Company Name: Psychiatric Medical Practitioners, Inc
Address:
1021 Columbus Street
Bakersfield, California 93305
USA
661-310-3688
Contact Information:
Gary Garewal
DHM, MM
COO
480-707-9889
garygarewal@gmail.com
Year Incorporated or Founded:
2008
State Incorporated or Founded:
California
Healthcare Model:
Medical specialty service aggregator, Medical specialty service provider to healthcare providers
Corporate Structure:
Private for-profit
Description of Services:

PMPI has had extensive experience in the practice of telemedicine, specializing in psychiatry for over nine years. Over the years we have helped increase the productivity and revenue of the rural health clinic and federally qualified health centers. Our objective is to reach mental health clients that would otherwise be medically underserved. Providing excellent quality of service and care is our priority so patients look forward to their upcoming appointments and coordinators feel supported. All of our providers are prompt with their schedules and consistent with patient care and follow through. To keep the relationship between clinic staff and providers operating effortlessly, we establish a superior level of communication. We also assist in networking between telemedicine coordinators of our current operating sites and new sites. We have ensured that an array of psychiatric services is available to our clients. We have psychiatrists as team leaders, followed by mid-level practitioners (psychiatric certified nurse practitioners and a clinical pharmacist). Availability of these different levels of expertise helps manage the client comprehensively for his or her psychiatric needs. We also make every effort to work in organized unity with all team members within each site. Other sites have been extremely satisfied using our program as an adjunct service to pre-existing behavioral health services. We extensively use electronic medical records including soap note taking, e-prescribing, scanning of reports and labs, secure messaging, scheduling, and super bill generation. When we set up a new clinic, we provide exclusive site access and management for the new facility and the involved staff for the EMR. We use a cloud-based EMR for ease of access from anywhere. We value patient privacy and conform to HIPAA and federal regulations Given our experience, as well as well defined policies and procedures, we successfully create, help manage, and enhance telemedicine programs in our sites. We are always seeking to create a better experience for all.

Teleservices:
Psychiatry
Currently providing services in:
California
Planning to expand to in near future:
Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, Texas
Healthcare professionals have licenses in:
Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada
Teleproviders are physically located in:
Arizona, California, Florida, South Carolina
Entities company currently partners or is willing to partner with:
Community mental health clinics; Correctional facilities; Federally Qualified Health Centers; Rural hospitals
How many patients / direct consumers is your company serving:
20-49
Number full-time MD/DO telehealth professionals:
1-5
Number part-time MD/DO telehealth professionals:
6-10
Number full-time NP telehealth professionals:
1-5
Number part-time NP telehealth professionals:
1-5
After licensing and credentialing, average time to initiate services to new partner/customer:
1-3 months
Telemedicine systems used to connect to customers:
Polycom Viewstations, and Polycom H.323 Desktop
Electronic health records (EHR) incorporated in services:
Yes
How EHR interfaces with the EHR of the referring/consulting site:
We have cloud based EHR. The notes have to be saved as PDFs and uploaded into the client EHR, and medical visit notes of PCP uploaded into our EMR as needed. At some sites we are working directly in client's EHR through VPN connections.
Company uses an electronic health record system that is certified by ONC:
Yes
Edition ONC HIT Certification Program company's EHR is certified for:
2011 edition
Other EHR:
We use Practice Fusion
Wait time for consultation for emergency services:
Not applicable
Wait time for consultation for nonemergent services:
Less than 1 week
Provides Billing Services:
Yes, we assist the clinical sites with billing
Payers billed:
Medicare, Medicaid, Private payers (e.g., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna), Tricare
Other Payers Billed:
Medi-Aid HMO's
Describe how your teleproviders are recruited and selected:
Through an application process. Our providers are MD's, DO's or Psych-Certified NP's only, in order to keep quality of care high. Extensive interview and background checks are performed. We use a 3rd party credentialing service for the above process. Our 24 providers have been working in the Group since they enrolled, except for 2 providers who chose other jobs.
Other Payment Model:
Per hour rate in minimum of 4 hour increments and scalable up from there. Rates vary for Psychiatrist and Mid-Levels, and we give competitive rates. We also give an option for pilot project of 6 months for clients to try our services and see if these would be compatible with their needs and affordability.
Complies with HIPAA and HITECH:
Yes
Minimum monthly consultation requirement:
11-25
Minimum number of hospital beds:
Information not available
Minimum number of ICU or NICU beds:
Information not available
Additional company information:

In the business of Tele-Psychiatry since 2003, over time we have fixed all the issues pertaining to this practice. Our clinics we service are grossing 20-120% profits by virtue of utilizing our services. Needed for set up is: 1 equipment and internet access (usually through your network), 1 dormant consultation room and 1 Tele-coordinator for assisting providers and addressing pt needs in between consults. We also are able to provide equipment for free, (varies on the volume of services), otherwise equipment is available for lease at a nominal rate. We provide training to coordinators, have an IT team, and a management team to solve ongoing problems. Since execution and inclusion of Psychiatry in ACA implementation in CA, process of billing and reimbursement for these services in Primary Care settings has boosted significantly.

Joined the Directory: 10/27/2014
Information Last Updated: 10/31/2014

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