Kelsey Mellard, Sitka, on solving the specialty care access problem
The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health
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Sitka - What's the Strategy?
Strain sitka started after seeing what happens with really the broader adoption of the privatization of medi care into medicare bandage plans. And so to high level, what we do at sitka is that we connect with primary care providers to enable them to access our virtual specialty network through consults. So historically, these are as curbside consults. However, with the recent adoption of recognition of the value of this, the policies have changed. This is actually a reimbursible service through meticare. What we do is legitimize and reduce the legal risk that sometimes is associated with curb sides by actually facilitating a video and text based consult within hours.
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