New Opioid Pain Management Guide Recommends Telehealth Patient Care
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care physicians should provide opioid therapy for their patients through telehealth visits using two-way video such as Skype or FaceTime, or by telephone, according to a new guide issued by the AHRQ-funded Six Building Blocks program.
Advantages of telehealth visits include gaining insights into the patient’s home setting, making patients more comfortable by being able to receive care outside of a medical setting, and not having to travel to see their physician.
The guide says providers should advise patients to check if their health insurance covers video and telephone visits. Providers also should document in each patient’s medical record that telehealth was provided to comply with social distancing recommendations and to decrease the risk of infection.
Six Building Blocks is an evidence-based quality improvement program designed to help primary care providers improve chronic pain management of patients who use long-term opioid therapy.
Access the guide.
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