We have been leading the way in telehealth services in California for more than twenty years. Now, we began expanding our reach to other states across the United States of America
We bring specialists to underserved metro and hard-to-reach rural clinics of the United States. Patients can receive behavioral and mental health services through telehealth in clinic settings without having to travel long distances to receive specialty care. Primary care teams and other behavioral health teams have access to psychiatric specialist's remotely at their convenience.
Using Technology to Integrate Psychiatry with Primary Care and Behavioral Health
Why Partner with Us?
When partnering with us, clinics gain access to our extensive experience and expertise. We supply and install the necessary equipment for free and provide a secure encrypted HIPAA-compliant connection. We provide ongoing support which includes clinical oversight, telehealth training for office staff, and efforts to enhance communication, seamlessly integrating into your team. Together, we facilitate coordinated patient care, delivering top-tier telepsychiatry and teletherapy services in collaboration with primary care clinicians and behavioral health departments, ensuring the highest quality evidence-based care.
Quality Control and Performance Tracking
We conduct comprehensive data analysis, leveraging various metrics including peer reviews, patient and clinic staff surveys, and no-show/canceled appointment data. This enables us to meticulously monitor service quality, enhance productivity, and ensure optimal clinical efficiency. Our commitment to continuous improvement is rooted in the insights derived from these key performance indicators, fostering a culture of excellence in the delivery of our services.
Why Telehealth?
The Telemedicine Development Act of 1996 facilitated the integration of technology into medical treatment by removing economic and legal obstacles. Telehealth, considered a supplementary tool in medical practice, addresses accessibility challenges for individuals in rural areas due to shortages of specialized health providers and long travel distances to mental health services. By providing teletherapy directly to clinics and integrating it into traditional medical systems, our approach aligns with studies emphasizing its effectiveness in psychiatric evaluations, interventions, diagnoses, medication management, and psychotherapy, ensuring seamless team-based coordination of patient care.
PMPI in Numbers
21+
Years in Business
71+
Sites in California
10+
EMR Platforms
3500+
Weekly Encounters
"In addition to our clinical team, as assigned to us, PMPI provides us with the whole clinical support staff through their corporate headquarters in Bakersfield, California, that assist the providers with prior authorizations, disability paperwork, etc., for our clients. They also ensure that we meet or exceed the community standards of practice of psychiatric medication management services for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQs) and have internal processes for Quality Assurance monitoring of their panel".
RSR, Director of Beh. Health
FQHC Central Valley with 18 Clinic (since 1980)
"I am writing in support of PMPI, for the great partnership we have maintained since 2008. With our partnership we have been able to support and stabilize client's psychiatric medication management by Board Certified/Eligible Psychiatrist and/or (DNP), and/or (PMHNP-BC).
Our underserved community continues to be in desperate need of access to mental health services, education, quality care, and patient-centered/culturally competent care. Our mission is to provide care to the most vulnerable populations and improve the quality of life for our underserved community, can only be achieve with the partnerships we build. Thus, PMPI is an integral and important part of services our FQHC provides to each of our clients/families. As partners we have been able to tackle these immense needs in mental health and continue to be a resource to our community".
IDA, LCSW, Senior Director of BH
FQHC - 2nd largest in CA, and 6th largest in USA
"Services currently rendered by Psychiatric Medical Practitioners, Inc. (PMPI) to our FQHC are psychiatric medication management services for children and adult populations at eight of our health centers, expanding soon to additional sites. We are a Federally Qualified Health Center and licensed primary care clinic providing medical, dental, optometry and specialty care including behavioral health for underserved communities in our service area. Our contract with PMPI has allowed us to expand psychiatric services in Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties. Service expansion has included the addition of PMPI providers over the last five years, and we are planning to further expand services under this contract in the next few months".
SMR, Psy.D, Behavioral Health Director
FQHC, spanning over 3 CA counties