“The alternative is they’re not getting care at all”: a qualitative interview study of opioid use disorder treatment providers’ perspectives on quality and appropriateness of telehealth for buprenorphine access
Naomi Zucker, Emilio Flores, David Mandell, Justin Clapp, Shoshana V Aronowitz · 2026
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Naomi Zucker leads a 2026 interview study of staff who treat opioid use disorder with buprenorphine by telehealth in southeast Pennsylvania. Twenty-five prescribers, clinic staff, counselors, program heads, and pharmacists told how remote care compares with in-person visits and which patients it suits.
Most held largely positive views of telehealth for its power to widen access to care. They differed, though, on how such care compares in quality and on how stable a patient should be first. Despite those disputes, most agreed that remote care beats no care at all. The talks give policy makers a grounded view of staff concerns behind telehealth rules.
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| CREATOR | Naomi Zucker, Emilio Flores, David Mandell, Justin Clapp, Shoshana V Aronowitz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71392 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |