opioid use disorder
The newly released PDTs, now RESET and RESET-O, deliver a self-directed, 12-week course of cognitive behavioral therapy that incentivizes patients to conform to treatment.
The telehealth company's providers can prescribe buprenorphine injections that patients can receive at Albertsons pharmacies, including Safeway and Acme.
Opioid Halo provides escalating alerts to family and caregivers if it detects signs of opioid-induced respiratory depression.
Medicare beneficiaries who received telehealth services for opioid use disorder during the pandemic had a 33% lower risk of fatal overdose.
The research, published in JAMA Network Open, found no difference in visit frequency, initiation of medication use or adverse outcomes between patients who were treated by clinicians with either high or low levels of telehealth use.
The startup plans to use the seed funding to continue developing its platform and partner with more opioid treatment programs.
Receiving opioid use disorder-related telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower odds of overdose and better retention using medications like buprenorphine, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
After an emergency call, patients who overdose or have symptoms of opioid use disorder can be referred to Bicycle Health for treatment.
Bicycle Health CEO Ankit Gupta and Medical Director Dr. Brian Clear discuss the treatment landscape for patients with opioid use disorder.
The startup said the round brings its total raise to more than $50 million.