Bicycle Health, which offers virtual opioid use disorder treatment, is partnering with emergency telehealth provider Tele911 to connect patients to continuing care after an overdose or health crisis, reports Mobi Health News.
Tele911 works with paramedics to determine if patients need to be transported to a hospital emergency room or if they can be treated at home or at another care site. Under the partnership, those who experienced an overdose or have symptoms of opioid use disorder will be evaluated by Tele911 emergency physicians, and a social worker can refer them to Bicycle Health.
The companies said their collaboration could help patients who are experiencing serious health effects from opioid use disorder access ongoing care. Read more.
