Medicine:TeleMAT
TeleMAT is the combination of telehealth services and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) with Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) patients.[1][2]
Overview
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the term “MAT” refers to the "use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a ‘whole-patient’ approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.” The administration also notes the importance of addressing other health conditions during treatment.[3]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines Telehealth, or telemedicine, as a course of care that “lets your health care provider provide care for you without an in-person office visit. Telehealth is done primarily online with internet access on your computer, tablet, or smartphone."[4]
In 2019, the term “TeleMAT” was coined by the QuickMD team to refer to the service of providing MAT to patients via telehealth.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Ashley, Michael. "Could Big Data Beat Our Opioid Crisis?" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelashley/2021/11/01/could-big-data-beat-our-opioid-crisis/.
- ↑ "The powerful pairing of telemedicine and opioid addiction treatment" (in en). 2021-12-17. https://www.modernhealthcare.com/technology/powerful-pairing-telemedicine-and-opioid-addiction-treatment.
- ↑ "MAT Medications, Counseling, and Related Conditions" (in en). 15 June 2015. https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/medications-counseling-related-conditions.
- ↑ "What is telehealth? | Telehealth.HHS.gov" (in en). https://telehealth.hhs.gov/patients/understanding-telehealth/.
- ↑ Huyền, Phạm Thị Thanh (2021-04-25). "QuickMD: The first national Tele-MAT service in the United States to provide Medication-assisted Treatment with Suboxone online" (in en-US). https://uskings.us/quickmd-the-first-national-tele-mat-service-in-the-united-states-to-provide-medication-assisted-treatment-with-suboxone-online/.
- ↑ Jane (2020-07-21). "I am Addicted to Opioids and in my Desperation I Turned to the Internet — Here is What happened" (in en). https://medium.com/@jane1/how-i-beat-my-opioid-addiction-online-suboxone-quickmd-telemat-medication-assisted-treatment-buprenorphine-7d459d14f59e.
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