Study: Pandemic telehealth use linked to lower opioid overdose risk

Receiving opioid use disorder-related telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower odds of medically treated overdose and better retention using medications like methadone and buprenorphine, according to a study published in

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The research used data from Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries ages 18 and older who had received a diagnosis for opioid use disorder based on ICD-10 codes. It was divided…