Behavioral Health Business March 22, 2024
Telehealth treatment may be an effective way for pregnant individuals to continue medication-assisted-treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD).
A new analysis by Workit Health, a virtual addiction treatment provider, that was published in JAMA, examined the electronic health record (EHR) data of pregnant patients who identified as having an OUD and were receiving MAT.
Nearly 80% of the patients in the study received continuous medication for opioid throughout pregnancy. Of that, 8% of patients transferred to a prenatal provider and 92% continued to receive MAT through telehealth.
Researchers found that 94.2% of the patients who stayed in telehealth treatment remained in care through six weeks post-pregnancy.
Roughly 43% of participants were pregnant during their initial telehealth appointment and...
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