Telemedicine Services

The County of Fresno, on behalf of the Department of Behavioral Health, is seeking agencies to provide telemedicine services, including psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners, to deliver specialty mental health services to Fresno County's mentally ill adult and child/adolescent populations. The contract was awarded to Iris Telehealth Medical Group and American Telepsychiatrists based on their proposals, which were found to be responsive and well-documented. The services will be provided through the utilization of telemedicine, which is the use of telecommunications and information technology to provide access to health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, supervision, and information across distance. Some key aspects of the contract include: • The contract is for telemedicine services, including psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners • The services will be delivered to Fresno County's mentally ill adult and child/adolescent populations • The contract was awarded to Iris Telehealth Medical Group and American Telepsychiatrists • The proposal from Iris Telehealth Medical Group was found to be responsive and well-documented, and included samples of tools they would utilize to ensure quality of care • The proposal from American Telepsychiatrists was also found to be responsive and well-documented, and included a comprehensive policies and procedures manual