77% of physicians will continue to use telehealth to treat opioid use disorder: study

A new study published in the American Journal of Managed Care showed that 77 percent of physicians would like to continue using telehealth to treat patients with opioid use disorder.

The study, published Sept. 13, comes as Congress looks to extend COVID-19 pandemic-era telehealth flexibility rules for opioid use disorder treatment. Additionally, the study showed that 54 percent of physicians found telehealth more effective than they thought.

The survey of 1,141 physicians was commissioned by the New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Public Health. 

Read the full study here.

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