Immediacy plays a key role in the field of telemental health. For someone who needs to contact a doctor in case of medical emergency, Dr. Thomas Kim is just a smartphone app away.

A Texas-based internist and telepsychiatrist believes in the immense power of smartphone apps that have changed the paradigms of patient care. Kim forms part of the new generation of healthcare providers in the virtual space who are leaving the conventional practices of office, clinic or hospital for a mobile health platform that provides a connecting interface for people needing help. The platform has proved its immense usefulness in behavioral health, a field achieving fast popularity for discreet access to healthcare and a hallmark for improved care.

A mobile health app developed by Medici is used by Kim who has stated that the technology helps him make the right connect with patients. He can log on to his smartphone or iPad when at home and make a HIPAA-compliant connection with concerned persons impacted by crisis or who would turn to medication.

From adolescents dealing with depression to swelling ranks of adults dealing with issues of substance abuse, the technology is emerging as a new tool to deal with behavioral health problems.