As a rural provider, Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Behavioral Health sees a high rate of suicide and drug overdoses. To help manage these cases, Avera created a full suite of behavioral health care services, including a comprehensive eCARE telehealth solution delivering services in 32 states. Read more in this case study, including details on how Avera uses partnerships via its telepsychiatry network to serve the behavioral health care needs of rural communities nationwide.

 

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