Rogers Behavioral Health and Class Announce Collaboration to Transform Telehealth and Online Group Therapy

Posted on 09/16/24 12:24:pm

The collaboration will bring innovative mental health and addiction telehealth treatment offerings to Wisconsin, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, and Tennessee

Rogers Behavioral Health is collaborating with Class Technologies, Inc., a provider of HIPAA -certified virtual classroom and learning solutions, to offer patients an interactive and accessible online option for its evidence-based mental health and addiction treatment. 

Class has developed a platform on which Rogers’ care teams can design and deliver its nationally renowned treatment with personalized individual and group treatment plans in a secure, compliant, and engaging online space—expanding access to care while maintaining the quality of in-person therapy sessions.

“Our consumers need a system of mental health care that is responsive, accessible, and flexible, meeting them where they are at a specific point of need in their lives,” explains Cindy Meyer, president and CEO of Rogers Behavioral Health. “In an individual’s ever-evolving life, there are many priorities in having a manageable day, balancing, and living life with a healthy mind. They desire treatment options that are more patient-centered, transparent, and technology-forward.”

Rogers’ telehealth services are currently available in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin with plans for national expansion. Rogers’ telehealth offering treats individuals dealing with OCD and anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, trauma and PTSD, substance use disorders, and co-occurring mental health disorders in partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and traditional outpatient levels of care.

“Since 2020, Rogers’ Research Center has studied the effectiveness of telehealth with our patient population,” says Brian Kay, PhD, chief strategy officer at Rogers Behavioral Health. “Our studies indicate that our telehealth offering is an effective way to deliver our evidence-based treatments resulting in comparable clinical outcomes to in-person treatment, including a significant reduction in symptoms, improved quality of life, and strong engagement between patients and their care teams.”

“Our vision for Class is rooted in a desire to improve equity for high-quality online experiences,” remarked Michael Chasen, CEO and co-founder of Class Technologies. “We are extremely proud of our collaboration with Rogers. The impact we are making together has the potential to change lives and greatly improve the health of those we serve.”

To learn more about Rogers’ telehealth services, call 800-767-4411 or visit the Rogers website. As a part of the screening process, the team at Rogers will conduct a free benefits assessment. Rogers is in network with most commercial insurance plans and many commercial insurance plans cover virtual therapy.

To learn more about Class, and to request a demo of Class’ HIPAA -certified virtual classroom and training solutions, please visit the Class website.

About Rogers Behavioral Health

Rogers Behavioral Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit provider of mental health and addiction services. Rogers offers evidence-based treatment for adults, children, and adolescents with depression and other mood disorders, eating disorders, addiction, OCD and anxiety disorders, trauma, and PTSD. In addition to locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington, Rogers operates three inpatient behavioral health hospitals, 17 residential programs and seven centers offering PHP and IOP treatment in Wisconsin. Outpatient services for medication management and psychiatric evaluations are offered virtually and in-person in Wisconsin.

The System also includes Ladish Co. Foundation Center, home to Rogers Research Center, the Rogers Foundation, and the Ronald McDonald Family Room®. In addition, Rogers leads the nationwide WISE coalition with the goal of eliminating stigma related to mental health and substance use disorders. Learn more at rogersbh.org.

About Class Technologies, Inc.

Class is the next generation virtual classroom - built upon the audio and video capabilities of Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Developed by Class Technologies Inc., the company enables the active learning of 10M+ users from 1,500+ organizations worldwide. Class offers an all-in-one virtual classroom solution for group therapy and online training that is HIPAA -certified and backed by an expert team that healthcare organizations can rely on. For more information, visit class.com.

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