Historically, this mountain region of Northwest Wyoming has not bee able to maintain “regular” or “reliable” access to psychiatric health care services provided by a psychiatrist. Lack of psychiatric service to this area is further axacerbated by the fact that there are no practicing psychiatrists within 120 miles of this remote area. The entrepeneur’s rationale and purpose was simply to fill the need (supply) for a practicing psychiatrist (demand) to ease the burden. This situation was evaluated to be a logical opportunity to employ telepsychiastry for this areas mental health population. It was anticipated that with the establishment of telepsychiatry, an affordable and convenient option would enable access to mental health care and provide for a continuity of care provided by a psychiatrist.
