1-800-Therapist Announces New Executive Team and Tele-Therap...( AUSTIN Texas Oct. 27 /- 1-800-Therapi...),Health

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Therapist today announced its new leadership team and the expansion of its industry leading tele-Therapy solution suite. Effective today, Donald W. Hackett, Chairman and Louis Scalpati, President & Chief Technologist, have joined the company. Hackett and Scalpati are focused on expanding the 1-800-Therapist provider network and launching tele-Therapy and medication tele-Adherence counseling services.

Since 1979, 1-800-Therapist has focused on enhancing the patient-behavioral health provider relationship. "We believe 1-800-Therapist possesses strong competitive advantages in these four areas: consumer brand awareness, content publishing, leveraging telephony/Internet technologies and deploying a scalable business model that integrates multiple, synergistic revenue streams," said Donald Hackett, Chairman. "Our goal is to deliver a superior consumer user experience; available on the telephone, over the web, and on any mobile device."

• Brand Awareness: Since 1994, 1-800-Therapist has become a trusted brand by both patients and behavioral health providers. Affinity 800 numbers realize over 50% consumer recall, lowering the expense of building a nationwide brand.
• Telephony Technologies: The telephony Direct Marketing service delivers tele-Therapy sessions and medication tele-Adherence programs over a secure web and mobile communication platform.
• Content publishing: 1-800-Therapist will soon publish interactive personal assessment tools, relevant mental health content, user-generated ratings and quality reports on its web site, and syndicated across various Internet media properties.
• Tele-Therapy Business Model: With the introduction of insurance CPT codes in 2004, behavioral health providers are now compensated for their out-of-office patient interactions. Moreover, mental health services are now on parity
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