Emerging Mental Health Care Options for EDs in Crisis
Optimizing care journeys based on patient needs and using collaborative resources outside of the ED can result in effective and efficient behavioral care, regardless of volume.
Dr. Mark Alter
Mark Alter, MD, PhD, is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Acute Care at Array Behavioral Care, where he manages its team of OnDemand Care clinicians by guiding them in telemedicine and industry best practices. Dr. Alter is board certified in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and is also a principal investigator with the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. With more than 14 years of clinical practice in behavioral health and affiliations with over 10 medical facilities, Dr. Alter provides a wide range of clinical and operational expertise to Array’s partners.