Is telemedicine the answer to rural expansion of medication treatment for opioid use disorder? Early experiences in the feasibility study phase of a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Trial

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Abstract

Telemedicine (TM) enabled by digital health technologies to provide medical services has been considered a key solution to increasing health care access in rural communities. With the immediate need for remote care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many health care systems have rapidly...

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Hser, YI., Ober, A.J., Dopp, A.R. et al. Is telemedicine the answer to rural expansion of medication for opioid use disorder? Early experiences in the feasibility study phase of a National Treatment Clinical Trials Network Trial. Sci Clin Pract 16, 24 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00233-x

Publication Date

2021

Original Language

English

Country

United States

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Addiction

Telehealth

Treatment