SOC Telemed, a national provider of specialty acute care telemedicine, acquired Forefront Telecare, a virtual behavioral health company. The acquisition significantly expands SOC Telemed’s existing behavioral health offering, provider network, and clinical capabilities, according to a press release.
In tandem with the acquisition, SOC Telemed is being renamed Access TeleCare to reflect the role the company plays in providing access to patient care across a wide spectrum of medical specialties in hospitals around the country. Forefront Telecare will operate as an Access TeleCare company focused on behavioral health.
Founded in 2004, Access TeleCare pioneered inpatient telemedicine. In the years since, it has grown into a national provider of acute care telemedicine, with more than 2,500 active telemedicine programs across 10 medical specialties in hospitals in every state. Read more.
