1. CareNow Services
Leena Krishnaswami, CEO
Dr. Joel Kirson, Medical Director
2. CareNow Services
Providing mental health services in 131 nursing facilities in Georgia.
29 clinicians including 6 Psychiatrists, 2 APRNs, and 21 LCSWs and
LPCs.
Initial consultations, medication management, ongoing verbal
therapy.
Crisis management by phone 24 hours a day.
3. CareNow Services
In-Service sessions for staff on behavioral management.
Guidance for nursing facilities on the PASRR/Level II process.
Family education and meetings.
Supporting documentation to address pharmacy recommendations.
TelePsychiatry services for rural homes.
4. Number of CareNow Patients Seen
Per Month
1,600
1,471
1,348
1,400 1,330 1,354
1,289
1,200 1,265
1,185
1,000
800
600
400
200
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Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12
6. Number of Nursing Homes that use Telepsych Services
by Month
16
15
14
13 13
12 12
12
11 11
10 10 10 10
10
9
8 8
8
7 7
6
6
4
2
2
0
7. Number of Patients Seen
by Month
200
200
180
160
140
120
88
100
80
60
27
40
20
0
Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12
8. CareNow TelePsychiatry
Program:
Unique
Advantages
Quality psychiatric care for nursing homes in rural settings.
Near on-demand crisis consultation for urgent clinical
cases.
Notes from consultant site received by e-mail/fax the same
day.
Consistency in psychiatric care.
Handles pharmacy recommendations.
9. CareNow TelePsychiatry Program:
Future Goals
Lower unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization of residents.
Provide multi-site in-services for nursing homes struggling
with similar patient types.
Web-based programs for Electronic Medical Records that
nursing homes share with the consultant in real time.
1013 by TelePsychiatry evaluation.
Outcome studies on nursing home satisfaction, cost
efficacy, reduced poly-pharmacy, and reduced hospitalization
rates.
