Company Name: SkyMD Teledermatology
Address:
6605 Nancy Ridge Drive
San Diego, California 92121
USA
858-900-2766
Contact Information:
Bart Calame
CEO
858-900-2715
bart@skymd.com
Year Incorporated or Founded:
2011
State Incorporated or Founded:
California
Healthcare Model:
Direct to consumer, Integrated healthcare system (MCO), Medical specialty service provider to healthcare providers, Patient education/engagement service
Corporate Structure:
Private for-profit
Description of Services:
SkyMD is a multi-specialty, national telehealth medical group, practicing in all 50 US States. We offer dermatology, primary care, family practice, pediatrics, and behavioral health services. We accept a wide range of health insurances, and assume all our patients prefer to use their health insurance to see a doctor rather then pay out-of-pocket. Medical visits can be by-appointment or asynchronously, depending on the best method of communication for each patient and doctor encounter.
Teleservices:
Addiction, Allergy, Behavioral/mental health, Dermatology, Family medicine, Geriatrics, Lactation services, Pediatrics, Primary care, Wound care
Ancillary Services:
Patient education
Currently providing services in:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Healthcare professionals have licenses in:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Teleproviders are physically located in:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Entities company currently partners or is willing to partner with:
Accountable Care Organizations, Assisted living facilities, Community mental health clinics, Correctional facilities, Educational institutions, Employers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Government agencies, Government workers, Rural hospitals, Urban/suburban Hospitals, Insurers, Military bases, Nursing homes, Patients/consumers directly, Private physician practices, Schools, Senior communities, Skilled nursing facilities, Tribal agencies, Urgent care centers
Number of entities (agencies, hospitals, clinics, etc. – not including patients/consumers directly) currently served:
6-19
How many patients / direct consumers is your company serving:
100+
Number full-time MD/DO telehealth professionals:
16-20
Number part-time MD/DO telehealth professionals:
141-160
After licensing and credentialing, average time to initiate services to new partner/customer:
Less than 1 month
Telemedicine systems used to connect to customers:
Proprietary SkyMD system.
Electronic health records (EHR) incorporated in services:
Yes
How EHR interfaces with the EHR of the referring/consulting site:
SkyMD is capable of building interfaces to any outside system. We employ our own software engineers to assist with any such projects.
Company uses an electronic health record system that is certified by ONC:
Information not available
Wait time for consultation for emergency services:
Not applicable
Wait time for consultation for nonemergent services:
Within 24 hours
Number teleconsults performed 2018:
10000
Number teleconsults performed 2019:
15000
Number teleconsults performed 2020:
25000
Number teleconsults performed 2021:
35000
Number teleconsults performed 2022:
50000
Provides Billing Services:
Yes, we do the billing
Payers billed:
Medicare, Medicaid, Private payers (e.g., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna), Tricare, Consumer
Describe how your teleproviders are recruited and selected:
All of our providers are contracted employees that go through a strict vetting process that involves interviews and required credentialing such as being board certified. We look to see that our providers have experience working with patients and that they have outstanding track records both in their patient outcomes and their patients' reviews. At this point, post-COVID, prior experience with telehealth is common, and we otherwise require a no-loss history with any medical malpractice insurance from the providers years of practice.
Company Payment Model:
Fee for service
Complies with HIPAA and HITECH:
Yes
Minimum monthly consultation requirement:
no minimum
Minimum number of hospital beds:
Information not available
Minimum number of ICU or NICU beds:
Information not available
Additional company information:
SkyMD prides itself on utilizing telehealth as a service that the patient should experience as being as close to seeing a doctor in-person as possible. Telehealth is part of the patient's total care solution, and works best when paired in a hybrid model with the ability to refer the patient to an in-person doctor at any point where telehealth no longer serves as the most appropriate model for patient interaction.
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