Company Name: Encounter Telehealth LLC
Address:
900 S 74th Plaza
Ste 403
Omaha, Nebraska 68114-4667
USA
(844) 485-3041
Contact Information:
Brandy Diepraam
VP of Specialty Care Services
(844) 485-3041
brandy.diepraam@encounter.health
Year Incorporated or Founded:
2012
State Incorporated or Founded:
Nebraska
Healthcare Model:
Medical specialty service provider to healthcare providers
Corporate Structure:
Private for-profit
Description of Services:
Encounter Telehealth, LLC provides psychiatric, behavioral, and mental health care to residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities, Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and rural communities. Our providers are board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers. We connect with patients through a secure HIPAA-compliant software developed specifically for telehealth.
Teleservices:
Dementia, Geriatrics, Behavioral/mental health, Psychiatry, Psychology
Currently providing services in:
Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Healthcare professionals have licenses in:
Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin
Teleproviders are physically located in:
Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
Entities company currently partners or is willing to partner with:
Assisted living facilities, Community mental health clinics, Nursing homes, Senior communities, Skilled nursing facilities
How many patients / direct consumers is your company serving:
50-99
Number full-time MD/DO telehealth professionals:
1-5
Number full-time NP telehealth professionals:
1-5
Number part-time NP telehealth professionals:
11-15
Number full-time LMSW/MSW telehealth professionals:
1-5
After licensing and credentialing, average time to initiate services to new partner/customer:
Less than 1 month
Telemedicine systems used to connect to customers:
VSee
Electronic health records (EHR) incorporated in services:
Yes
How EHR interfaces with the EHR of the referring/consulting site:
Progress notes and other documentation submitted directly.
Company uses an electronic health record system that is certified by ONC:
Yes
Edition ONC HIT Certification Program company's EHR is certified for:
2014 edition
Wait time for consultation for nonemergent services:
Information not available
Provides Billing Services:
Yes, we do the billing
Payers billed:
Medicare, Medicaid, Private payers (e.g., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna)
Describe how your teleproviders are recruited and selected:
Encounter works with a national network of psychiatrists and board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.
Company Payment Model:
Fee for service
Complies with HIPAA and HITECH:
Yes
Minimum monthly consultation requirement:
no minimum
Minimum number of hospital beds:
no minimum
Minimum number of ICU or NICU beds:
no minimum
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