Abstract:Background: In recent years, emergency departments (EDs) across the nation have implemented peer recovery coach (PRC) services to support patients who use opioids. The majority of such interventions discussed in the literature follow an in-person modality where PRCs engage patients directly at the emergency department bedside. However, the use of telehealth services in EDs is becoming more popular. Although these services connect PRCs with ED patients in real-time via secure communications technology, very lit… Show more
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