Behavioral Health Has a Supply and Demand Issue. Can Virtual Care Help?

Behavioral Health Has a Supply and Demand Issue. Can Virtual Care Help?

During HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital, the Cleveland Clinic's Julie Rish and the University of Rochester's Michael Hasselberg will discuss the ways behavioral telehealth can fill access gaps for patients in need.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and clinicians have pointed to behavioral health as a particularly effective use case for telehealth and virtual care.  

But what about after the public health emergency? In a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital fireside chat, two experts will explore behavioral telehealth's long-term potential – and how it can meet existing challenges in the industry today.

According to Michael Hasselberg, senior director of digital health at the University of Rochester, the behavioral health sector has faced a supply-and-demand issue for quite some time: too many patients, not enough clinicians.

And the demand, he says, has only grown since the pandemic began.  

In his discussion with Julie Rish, clinical psychologist and director of design and best practices at the Cleveland Clinic, Hasselberg will explain the ways in which virtual care


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