Health
Health care after COVID-19: The rise of telemedicine
(HealthDay)—In late December, Dr. Ada Stewart asked her staff to check on a patient who had missed an appointment.
Jan 5, 2021
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News tagged with telemedicine use
Psychology & Psychiatry
Addiction care barriers fell due to COVID-19; experts see challenges in keeping them down
The opioid and addiction epidemic didn't go away when the coronavirus pandemic began. But rapid changes in regulations and guidance made during COVID-19 response could also help many more people get care for opioid use disorder ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Health
Growth in use of telemedicine seen from 2005 to 2017
(HealthDay)—From 2005 to 2017, there was a substantial increase in telemedicine use, although use was still uncommon in 2017, according to a research letter published online Nov. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical ...
Dec 21, 2018
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Addiction
Removing barriers to opioid use disorder treatment shows success during pandemic
Pandemic-era changes to prescribing guidelines for the lifesaving drug buprenorphine led to improved treatment outcomes for patients with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia, according to a recently published study in the ...
Jun 4, 2022
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Health
Telemedicine use increased considerably during COVID-19
Telemedicine use increased considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lower use in communities with higher rates of poverty, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs.
Feb 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In people with opioid use disorder, telemedicine for HCV was more than twice as successful as off-site referral
People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus (HCV) were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured from HCV if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid treatment program (OTPs) ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic is changing addiction care, for better and worse
(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up America's approach to addiction treatment, but the fallout hasn't been all bad, experts say.
Jul 9, 2020
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Addiction
Telemedicine treatment for HCV in people with opioid use disorder more than twice as successful as offsite referral
Telemedicine is widely perceived as an important tool for potentially improving health care access for the underserved. However, few randomized controlled trials have been conducted to determine its effectiveness in treating ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Research shows patients and clinicians rated telemedicine care positively during COVID-19 pandemic
After surveying almost 800 gastroenterology and hepatology patients and their physicians at Penn Medicine, 67% of both viewed their video and telephone appointments held during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as positive ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Medications
DEA extends telemedicine for prescribing controlled meds as pandemic measures end
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday issued a six-month extension for people seeking to fill controlled medication prescriptions via telehealth.
May 10, 2023
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