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TeleMAT is the combination of telehealth services and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) with Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) patients.

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.

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."

In 2019, the term “TeleMAT” was coined by the QuickMD team to refer to the service of providing MAT to patients via telehealth.

References

  1. Ashley, Michael. "Could Big Data Beat Our Opioid Crisis?". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. "The powerful pairing of telemedicine and opioid addiction treatment". Modern Healthcare. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. "MAT Medications, Counseling, and Related Conditions". www.samhsa.gov. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. "What is telehealth? | Telehealth.HHS.gov". telehealth.hhs.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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