Revolutionizing Opioid Addiction Care: Why Telehealth Outperforms In-Person Treatment.
Telehealth beats in-person care for treatment of opioid addiction. That’s according to a new study - here are the takeaways:
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Patients taking buprenorphine via telehealth-only care were 61% less likely to stop treatment than those getting in-person care.
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Patients getting telehealth-only care found the approach increasingly user friendly.
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Better patient engagement using telehealth platform compared to in-person care.
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This is more data to compel DEA and CMS to urgently eliminate any barriers to telehealth-only treatments.
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This research adds to the evidence supporting the use of telemedicine to boost rural health outcomes.
Thanks to Chris Aiken, MD for calling out the new study in one of his great posts.
Results of the study were published in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment this month.
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