Our History
Serving seniors across the US for more than twelve years.
“Forefront is a pioneer and U.S. leader in the delivery of behavioral health services via our unique HIPAA-compliant Telehealth platform, which incorporates software, hardware, and comprehensive service protocols that we developed over years in the field.
We founded the company and developed this service with our mothers in mind. My mom had Alzheimer’s and lived far away from me. I wanted to stay involved in her life, but the distance meant that daily care monitoring fell to my brother. We started out just offering a video-based visiting service for family members, and it quickly morphed into the Telehealth venture that it is today when the skilled nursing facility (SNF) industry approached us hoping we could help with its rural psychiatry shortage.”
– Phil Knudsen, President & Co-founder
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12/01/2010
Forefront Telecare, Inc. becomes a company.
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01/20/2011
First Long-Term Care patient encounters at the request of AHCA (American Healthcare Association) to support skilled nursing facilities in Messina, New York.
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06/01/2016
First outpatient clinic patient encounter in the state of Washington.
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08/15/2016
Forefront acquires Texas Psychiatric Practice
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02/01/2017
First behavioral encounter in jails.
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04/01/2017
Launched the first smartphone application for direct patient care serving the VA Choice Program. Helping veterans with their behavioral health needs in their homes.
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08/15/2017
First virtual medical directorship serving psychiatric unit in Texas.
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12/01/2017
First hospital psychiatric unit management in Kansas.
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12/26/2018
Series A Round Closing
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09/10/2019
Expanded footprint to 26 states.
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03/01/2021
Expanded services across the emergency department and medical-surgical floor behavioral consultations.
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03/15/2021
Following patients post-discharge from psychiatric units to home for behavioral follow-up on transitions.
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04/1/2021
Expanded provider service organization footprint to 47 states.
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06/01/2021
Started supporting 1,000 PCP Network/Health System for behavioral health in Texas
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09/01/2021
First direct payer agreement and shared savings program.