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What Does an Open Psychiatrist Position Really Cost a Hospital?
An open physician position costs far more than salary. According to AAPPR’s 2026 benchmarks, the median physician time-to-fill is 118 days, and industry estimates put the impact at $7,000 to $9,000 per vacant day. Recruitment spend, lost capacity, employment overhead and administrative work all add…
Locum Tenens Psychiatry vs. a Psychiatric Staffing Partner
Locum tenens psychiatrists fill short-term gaps, usually for less than a year, at premium hourly rates with separate credentialing for each placement. A psychiatric care partner like Integrated Psychiatric Consultants (IPC) provides the same provider long term, handles replacement and credentialing, and charges one bundled…
Navigating the needs of Hospitals and Inpatient Services
As hospitals continue to navigate the complexities of behavioral health care, the need for reliable, high-quality psychiatric provider staffing and management has never been more critical. At Integrated Psychiatric Consultants (IPC), we specialize in partnering with hospitals to deliver comprehensive psychiatric services that are both…
Join IPC at the Indiana Council 2026 Fall Quarterly Conference
We’re excited to celebrate 50 years of the Indiana Council at the 2026 Fall Quarterly Conference, September 30 – October 2 in Bloomington, Indiana! Integrated Psychiatric Consultants is proud to be part of this milestone gathering of behavioral health professionals from across the state. Matt…
We’ll See You CBHC, Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2026
Integrated Psychiatric Consultants will be exhibiting September 30 – October 3 at CBHC’s Annual Behavioral Health Conference at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO. Come find us at Booth #105 and say hi to Kyriacos Ioannou MS. He’d love to connect and talk about…
Visit Us at ACMHCK 2026 Conference
We’re proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the 2026 ACMHCK Annual Conference, September 29 – October 2! Join us at Booth #5, where Dr. Vishal Adma, Ryan Speier and Kelsey Kehl will be on hand to talk about how Integrated Psychiatric Consultants partners with…
Join us at the 2026 Florida Behavioral Health Conference
Let’s meeting in Orlando! The largest behavioral health conference in the Southeast, Florida Behavioral Health Conference, returns August 26-28, 2026. This year’s theme for BHCon2026, Lights, Camera, Action!, celebrates the unsung heroes behind every success story in mental health and substance use care: the peer support…
We’ll see you at NatCon in Denver, April 27-29, 2026!
We’re heading to Denver in 2026! The annual conference of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, NatCon is an opportunity to connect with over 5,000 health care professionals for three days of learning, networking, and innovation. Building on the momentum of NatCon25, this year’s conference…
The State of Telehealth Services for Psychiatry
Originally Posted 9/2025, Last Updated 11/13/2025: The recently-passed spending resolution extends Medicare telehealth coverage and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program through Jan. 30, 2026, and retroactively allows for payments on these services during the period where coverage lapsed during the government shutdown.…
Visit our Booth at AACAP’s 2025 Annual Meeting
Visit our Booth at AACAP's 2025 Annual Meeting
Visit us at ACMHCK 2025 from September 23-25
Will you be at ACMHCK’s Annual Conference in Wichita this week? Come visit us at BOOTH 17 to learn all about how we can support your organization’s behavioral health needs. IPC CEO Dr. Vishal Adma will also be sharing his presentation “Revitalizing the Workforce: Wellness-Driven…
Let’s Connect at the Colorado Behavioral Health Conference, Sept 17-20, 2025
If you are planning to attend Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council’s CBHC Conference in Breckenridge, be sure to visit us at Booth 116 and learn about IPC’s staffing solutions, and get a preview of our new Collaborative Care Management solution, CARE by IPC! Our team is on…
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