Dallas-based Access TeleCare, which describes itself as the largest national provider of acute specialty telemedicine for health systems, has named Josh DeTillio as its new CEO. Th

In an expansion of the company’s leadership team, TeleCare’s founder, Dr. Chris Gallagher, MD, has taken on a new role as chief strategy officer, in which he will drive innovation, identify strategic partnerships, and plan for strategic growth

Access said the moves seek to build on recent milestones—such as achieving all-time-high clinical performance numbers and the strongest financials in the company’s history—providing a solid foundation for accelerated growth.

“Looking ahead, we knew that the next major inflection for the company would come from driving outsized growth in our business,” Gallagher said in a statement. “We began thinking about how we should augment our leadership team to accelerate growth and expand service offerings, while continuing the positive momentum in clinical quality, operations and financial results. With the industry and nation poised for strong—and growing—utilization of telemedicine, Access TeleCare has the ability to impact the lives of so many people through tech-enabled care and innovation.”

The company said this expansion comes on the heels of a strong year for Access TeleCare.

DeTillio brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in healthcare companies, having served in CEO and senior leadership roles across multiple health systems, including HCA, Tenet, and CHS. Most recently, DeTillio was the chief operating officer of Nutex Health, a publicly traded healthcare services company which operates 24 micro-hospitals across 11 states.

Virtual care is transforming healthcare

In 2024, its 20th year in operation, Access TeleCare announced a new partnership with UT Southwestern as well as impressive results from its work with several hospitals and health systems. It also deepened its bench of physician-executives, hired more than 215 clinicians in order to meet the dynamic needs of its growing roster of health system clients, performed more than 300 implementations of telemedicine programs, and was named a Top Remote Workplace.

Access TeleCare said it partners with 19 of the 25 largest health systems in the country, conducts more than 1 million patient encounters yearly, and provides care that is accessible to 65% of Americans. It said it has eight telemedicine service lines, including comprehensive virtual behavioral health across the care continuum, neurology, infectious disease, pulmonary and critical care, hospital medicine, maternal-fetal medicine, cardiology, and nephrology.

“Access TeleCare is a company that is committed to improving how it operates, how its clinicians do their work, and how it serves patients,” DeTillio said. “Providers and patients alike are ready for virtual care to transform healthcare delivery modalities, and Access TeleCare is poised to be the company that leads that transformation. I look forward to working with the team to continue delivering clinically excellent care in order to ensure every American has access to the high-quality care they need, when they need it.”

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