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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 14/2022

29-04-2022 | Buprenorphine | Concise Research Report

Patient and Clinician Characteristics Associated with Use of Telemedicine for Buprenorphine Induction Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Authors: Sadiq Y. Patel, PhD MS MSW, Esteban G. Ortiz, BS, Benjamin A. Barsky, JD, Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD, Alisa B. Busch, MD MS, Ateev Mehrotra, MD MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 14/2022

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The 2008 Ryan Haight Act generally requires an in-person medical evaluation before the prescribing of medications such as buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (MOUD).1,2 Early in the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020), the requirement was temporarily waived3 and there was a sharp increase in MOUD inductions via telemedicine.4
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Title
Patient and Clinician Characteristics Associated with Use of Telemedicine for Buprenorphine Induction Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Authors
Sadiq Y. Patel, PhD MS MSW
Esteban G. Ortiz, BS
Benjamin A. Barsky, JD
Haiden A. Huskamp, PhD
Alisa B. Busch, MD MS
Ateev Mehrotra, MD MPH
Publication date
29-04-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 14/2022
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07633-y

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