Beam's tele-palliative care comes in three tiers — a quick curbside, a written eConsult, or a direct patient tele-visit — so hospitalists, ED physicians, and primary care get symptom, prognosis, and goals-of-care input the moment the question comes up.
Most palliative programs only see the patient. Beam supports the clinician making the call — often without a formal encounter.
Pick the tier that fits the question
Quick clinical question
Curbside — same day
Needs a written specialist opinion
eConsult — 99451 / 99452
Patient truly needs a specialist visit
Tele-visit with palliative care specialist
A full palliative consult is one tool. Sometimes the fastest relief is a five-minute curbside.
Most tele-palliative care models force every question into a patient visit. Beam's tiered access lets local providers pick the lightest tool that answers the question — and escalate when it doesn't.
Tier 1 — Curbside
Local provider stays on the case. Palliative care answers a targeted question so care keeps moving today.
Tier 2 — eConsult
When the question warrants a documented review, a palliative care specialist returns a written report. Supports CPT 99451 / 99452 workflows.
Tier 3 — Tele-visit
When the patient truly needs a specialist face-to-face, Beam handles the visit — without the transfer or the months-long wait.
Traditional vendors book the specialist. Beam supports the local provider who has to make the call today.
Palliative Care tele-visits (patient-facing)
Visit-only
YesBeam
YesCurbside questions from local providers
Visit-only
NoBeam
YesProvider-to-provider eConsults (CPT 99451/99452)
Visit-only
NoBeam
YesTiered access — curbside, eConsult, or tele-visit
Visit-only
NoBeam
YesSupport after abnormal labs or imaging
Visit-only
LimitedBeam
YesRural hospital and clinic workflow support
Visit-only
NoBeam
YesProgram implementation support
Visit-only
NoBeam
YesDesigned to help keep palliative care local
Visit-only
NoBeam
YesBeam supports the palliative care questions local providers see most often — across curbside, eConsult, and tele-visit tiers.
Have a condition or workflow not listed?
Local provider sends the question or requests the visit. Palliative care returns the answer in the tier that fits — the way your team already works.
1–2 wks
Typical time to first consult
No EHR swap
Works alongside your systems
3 tiers
Curbside · eConsult · Tele-visit
The math nobody puts on the invoice
Every avoidable ICU day. Every family who never got the conversation. Every seriously ill patient whose last week was harder than it needed to be. That's the real bill.
Beam helps hospitals, EDs, and clinics manage pain, symptoms, prognosis, and goals-of-care conversations with curbside, eConsult, and tele-visit tiers under one program.