HealthLeaders Media February 2, 2024
The new rule, announced today, enables healthcare providers to use audio-visual telemedicine platforms to evaluate new patients for methadone treatment programs
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Healthcare organizations have long been restricted by federal guidelines in using telemedicine and digital health to treat people living with substance abuse issues.
– Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of actions by the Biden-Harris Administration to expand access to care and resources to combat the nationwide opioid abuse epidemic.
– Healthcare organizations have lobbied Congress and the federal government to loosen the reins even further to allow them to use innovative technologies and programs to tackle not only substance abuse, but behavioral health issues.
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