Understanding opportunities and challenges with telemedicine-delivered buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic

KM Mattocks, DT Moore, DL Wischik, CM Lazar… - Journal of Substance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a debilitating illness that remains a serious public
health issue in the United States. Use of telemedicine to deliver m edications for the …

Treatment of opioid use disorder during COVID-19: Experiences of clinicians transitioning to telemedicine

L Uscher-Pines, J Sousa, P Raja, A Mehrotra… - Journal of substance …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed care delivery for patients with opioid
use disorder (OUD); however, little is known about the experiences of front-line clinicians in …

Utilizing telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic for a low-threshold, street-based buprenorphine program

R Harris, A Rosecrans, M Zoltick, C Willman… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Changes in federal policy during the COVID-19 pandemic allowing for the use
of telemedicine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) have facilitated innovative strategies to …

Telehealth sustains patient engagement in OUD treatment during COVID-19

JR Langabeer II, A Yatsco… - Journal of Substance …, 2021 - Elsevier
The coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19) has created significant economic
and societal burden, with mortality currently exceeding 615,000 and millions of others …

A qualitative study of patient experiences with telemedicine opioid use disorder treatment during COVID-19

R Lockard, KC Priest, J Gregg… - Substance …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The drug-related overdose crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent drug policy changes to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder …

Implementation of telemedicine delivery of medications for opioid use disorder in Pennsylvania treatment programs during COVID-19

MN Poulsen, W Santoro, R Scotti… - Journal of Addiction …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods Five health systems with MOUD programs completed questionnaires regarding
their tele-MOUD models and provided aggregated sociodemographic data for MOUD …

Telehealth for opioid use disorder treatment in low-barrier clinic settings: an exploration of clinician and staff perspectives

SV Aronowitz, E Engel-Rebitzer, A Dolan… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The majority of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) face access barriers
to evidence-based treatment, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the United …

The COVID-19 pandemic and opioid use disorder: Expanding treatment with buprenorphine, and combining safety precautions with telehealth

RH Cales, SC Cales, J Shreffler, MR Huecker - Journal of Substance Abuse …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background This study investigated the efficacy and safety of providing medication for opioid
use disorder (MOUD) and individualized telehealth in Kentucky, a state severely impacted …

Use of telemedicine for opioid use disorder treatment–Perceptions and experiences of opioid use disorder clinicians

L Riedel, L Uscher-Pines, A Mehrotra, AB Busch… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To understand clinician use of and opinions about telemedicine for opioid use
disorder (tele-OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods An electronic national survey …

Characteristics and correlates of US clinicians prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment using expanded authorities during the COVID-19 …

CM Jones, MM Diallo, M Vythilingam, JG Schier… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background To determine how clinicians with a DATA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for
opioid use disorder (OUD) adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to emergency …