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Health Commission approves contract for low-threshold telehealth buprenorphine program
Summary
Commissioners approved a two-year sole-source contract with Bright Heart Health to pilot tablet-based telehealth at harm-reduction sites and other access points to expand low-threshold buprenorphine and behavioral-health services; commissioners discussed medication access, privacy and program evaluation.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted on Aug. 4 to approve a two-year, sole-source contract with Bright Heart Health to expand low-threshold telehealth for medication-assisted treatment and behavioral-health access.
DPH staff explained the contract (approximately $232,960, including contingency) and described a model that uses tablets configured to open directly into Bright Heart's virtual clinic. Judith Martin, who described the proposal to commissioners, said a nurse would perform an intake and clinicians could prescribe buprenorphine remotely; medication would be…
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