Nod Specialists
Company Name: Nod Specialists
Address:
2375 E Camelback Road
Suite 600
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
USA
(602) 551-8052
Contact Information:
Andi Ravenscroft
LNHA, CDAL
Director of Client Relations
(602) 551-8052
aravenscroft@nodmd.com
Year Incorporated or Founded:
2018
State Incorporated or Founded:
Arizona
Healthcare Model:
Medical specialty service aggregator, Medical specialty service provider to healthcare providers, Medical specialty service provider to non-healthcare systems
Corporate Structure:
Private for-profit
Description of Services:
Nod Specialists is a telemedicine specialist provider group focusing on bringing medical specialties like Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Behavioral Health to rural community hospitals, skilled nursing, and long term care facilities. We are dedicated to improving patient care by allowing fast, easy access to care through telemedicine. Our collaborating with medical directors, primary care providers and other specialists, as well as with facility staff, provides cost-effective care and quality patient outcomes. With access to specialists, facilities reduce their transfers and return-to-acute rates for high patient satisfaction and decreased cost of care. Our providers also follow the patient as they are discharged or transferred.
Teleservices:
Dementia, Diabetology, Endocrinology, Infectious disease, Integrated care, Internal medicine, Long-term care, Nephrology, Wound care
Ancillary Services:
Patient education, Patient engagement
Ancillary Services - Other:
Infection control and Antimicrobial stewardship management
Currently providing services in:
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana
Healthcare professionals have licenses in:
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico
Teleproviders are physically located in:
Arizona, Colorado
Entities company currently partners or is willing to partner with:
Accountable Care Organizations; Assisted living facilities; Community mental health clinics; Correctional facilities; Employers; Rural hospitals; Urban/suburban Hospitals; Insurers; Nursing homes; Patients/consumers directly; Private physician practices; Senior communities; Skilled nursing facilities; Urgent care centers
How many patients / direct consumers is your company serving:
50-99
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:
6-10
Number full-time PA telehealth professionals:
0
Number part-time PA 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:
Nod (a custom built system)
Electronic health records (EHR) incorporated in services:
Yes
How EHR interfaces with the EHR of the referring/consulting site:
Nod integrates with Athena Health and PointClickCare (launching Q4 2020). For practices and facilities that use those EHR systems, the providers chart directly into Nod during a virtual visit. Our special design allows a fast and fluid virtual visit that allows charting without being distracted. The notes and orders get pushed directly to the facility or practice EHR system when the provider completes her notes.
Company uses an electronic health record system that is certified by ONC:
No
Wait time for consultation for emergency services:
Other (please specify)
Emergency Services wait time other:
We do provide 24/7 on-call services but aren't necessarily an emergency service. Response times are typically within an hour.
Wait time for consultation for nonemergent services:
Within 24 hours
Number teleconsults performed 2019:
5000
Provides Billing Services:
We plan to offer this service at a later date
Payers billed:
Medicare, Medicaid, Private payers (e.g., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna)
Other Payers Billed:
Patient memberships
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
Additional company information:
Nod has custom developed a telemedicine platform to bring medical specialists to underserved areas. If you are a medical practice or facility that needs a high-quality, HIPAA-compliant suite of tools for delivering care with telemedicine, please visit NodInnovations.com
Joined the Directory: 11/29/2018
Information Last Updated: 09/22/2020