Case Study:
The Hopper Group
The Hopper Group Offers Telepsychiatry Services
Through Logitech s Business Webcams
Texas-based psychiatrist uses Logitech BCC950
ConferenceCam and Logitech HD Pro Webcam
C920 to stay connected with patients
Company Size
Eight employees
Location
Arlington, Texas
Industry
Healthcare
Overview
The Hopper Group is dedicated to providing mental health treatment for adults suffering from depression,
anxiety, posttraumatic stress,
obsessive-compulsive disorder,
panic attacks, mood swings/
bipolar illness, attention deficit/hyperactivity, and performance issues. The
Hopper Group can also assist healthcare organizations and providers in the treatment of patients by providing timely access to behavioral interventions and psychiatric consultations done in the primary care office or remotely.
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Web and video conferencing are changing the face of healthcare, including the specialty field of psychiatry, which has seen the most successful adoption of telemedicine applications to date. With fewer psychiatrists and a national rise in mental health needs, telepsychiatry using videoconferencing to treat patients, regardless of their location has been a viable alternative as more advanced and cost-effective technologies become available. To treat patients suffering from depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder,
performance issues, and other mental health issues in a cost-effective,
professional, and helpful way, the Hopper Group in Arlington, Texas has deployed an e-psychiatry platform based on Logitech s business webcams to remain connected with patients. E-technology allows them to consider his home base to be the entirety of the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex, and
