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Telehealth May Ease Some Stigma Linked to Treatment for OUD

A qualitative analysis of patient perceptions of stigma and their experiences with it while using telehealth for ...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Pharmacist Inclusion in OUD Treatment Teams Benefits Patients

Incorporating pharmacists into OUD treatment improves patient outcomes and boosts efficiency in the healthcare ...

AUGUST 29, 2024

FDA Launches New Campaign to Increase MOUD Prescribing

The FDA recently launched a new educational program called “Prescribe with Confidence” that aims to ...

JULY 10, 2024

Are There Financial Benefits to Extending Pandemic-Era Prescribing Rules?

Data from a recent study indicate that further extension of COVID-19 pandemic–era prescribing rules, referred ...

MAY 13, 2024

Government Makes Pandemic-Era Flexibilities on Remote MOUD Prescribing Permanent

SAMHSA published new rules comprehensively updating regulations governing opioid treatment programs.

MARCH 22, 2024

New EPIC Tool Facilitates ED Care for OUD

A new clinical decision support tool available in Epic helps ED clinicians identify potential patients with OUD, ...

MARCH 12, 2024

Decreased Opioid Prescribing Not a Silver Bullet for Reducing Overdose Deaths

Opioid prescribing has fallen by nearly 50% over the past 10 years, but opioid-related overdose deaths continue to ...

MARCH 5, 2024

Telehealth Supports Retention in Treatment for OUD

The “Helping to End Addiction Long-term” Initiative found that starting buprenorphine treatment along ...

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Customized EHR Provides Secure Registration for UMass Mobile Addiction Service Unit

A custom EHR module provides secure remote patient registration for “Road to Care,” the mobile ...

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Minority Patients Receive Less Medication for OUD Than Whites

Black and Hispanic patients with OUD are prescribed less medication than white patients, indicates a study ...

JUNE 1, 2023

Government Extends Telemedicine Availability of Controlled Medications

The DEA and SAMHSA extended the ability for clinicians to prescribe controlled medications without first seeing a ...

MAY 25, 2023

Telehealth Support for OUD Saves Lives

Telehealth services and prescriptions for OUD reduce patients’ risk for fatal drug overdoses, according to ...

MAY 1, 2023

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