Stakeholder perspectives on a telemedicine referral and coordination model to expand medication treatment for opioid use disorder in rural primary care clinics

Opioid overdose deaths are increasing rapidly in the United States. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are effective and can be delivered in primary care, but uptake has been limited in rural communities. Referral to and coordination with an external telemedicine (TM) vendor by rural primary care clinics for MOUD (TM-MOUD) may increase MOUD access for rural patients, but we know little about perspectives on this model among key stakeholders. As part of a TM-MOUD feasibility study, we explored TM-MOUD acceptability and feasibility among personnel and patients from seven rural primary care clinics and a TM-MOUD vendor.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - October 17, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Allison J. Ober, Alex R. Dopp, Sarah E. Clingan, Megan E. Curtis, Chunqing Lin, Stacy Calhoun, Sherry Larkins, Megan Black, Maria Hanano, Katie P. Osterhage, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Andrew J. Saxon, Emily G. Hichborn, Lisa A. Marsch, Larissa J. Mooney, Yih-Ing Source Type: research