Our Telepsychiatry Program offers the following psychiatric and mental health services to patients and professionals:
The Telepsychiatry Program provides access to mental health services in counties across Pennsylvania that before had little to no psychiatric care.
We offer these outpatient services through a partnership with the Community Care Behavioral Health Organization. Community Care manages mental health services for Pennsylvanians who receive Medical Assistance.
Using videoconferencing, patients at their local behavioral health centers can:
UPMC psychiatrists provide inpatient consults for hospitals that have a shortage of psychiatrists or don't have any on staff.
Using telepsychiatry, doctors and staff at regional hospitals can:
UPMC's world-class telepsychiatry staff helps behavioral health workers by: