Miller-Rosales C, Morden NE, Brunette MF, Busch SH, Torous JB, Meara ER. Provision of Digital Health Technologies for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment by US Health Care Organizations. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(7):e2323741. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23741
Key Points
Question
How often are digital health technologies for opioid use disorder used by US health care organizations, and which organizational features are associated with their use?
Findings
In this cross-sectional study using data from a national survey of 276 organizations with accountable care organization contracts, 34% used at least 1 category of technology, including remote mental health therapy and tracking (27%), virtual peer recovery support programs (15%), and digital recovery support for adjuvant cognitive behavior therapy (9%). Organizations with traditional substance use disorder resources were significantly more likely to use technologies.
Meaning
These results suggest that health care organizations use digital health technologies as complements to, rather than substitutes for, traditional resources.