TeleMAT is the combination of telehealth services and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) with Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) patients.[1][2]
Overview
editAccording 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
edit- ^ Ashley, Michael. "Could Big Data Beat Our Opioid Crisis?". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "The powerful pairing of telemedicine and opioid addiction treatment". Modern Healthcare. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "MAT Medications, Counseling, and Related Conditions". www.samhsa.gov. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "What is telehealth? | Telehealth.HHS.gov". telehealth.hhs.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ 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". US.Kings. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Jane (2020-07-21). "I am Addicted to Opioids and in my Desperation I Turned to the Internet — Here is What happened". Medium. Retrieved 2023-01-13.