A telemedicine bridge clinic improves access and reduces cost for opioid use disorder care

Source:

Lynch, M., Vargas, D., Winger, M. E., Kanter, J., Meyers, J., Schuster, J., & Yealy, D. (2024). A Telemedicine Bridge Clinic Improves Access and Reduces Cost for Opioid Use Disorder Care. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 100227.

Highlights

• -A Telemedicine Bridge Clinic effectively engaged patients on buprenorphine therapy.

• -The Bridge Clinic was associated with sustained increases in buprenorphine use.

• -Patients treated by the Bridge Clinic had increased planned care utilization.

• -Unplanned care use decreased significantly after Bridge Clinic intervention.

• -Bridge Clinic use was associated with declining costs of care.