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Teletherapy company Talkspace and virtual opioid use disorder treatment company Bicycle Health are partnering to expand access to virtual care for patients of both companies.
Bicycles can set up an introductory copioid use disorderp to determine if Bicycle's treatment would worSuboxoneem and then schedule a virtual appointment to set a care plan and discuss medication-assisted treatment. Patients can also access health coaching and online support groups. Through the partnership, Talkspace patients will have access to opioid use disorder specialty care, including medication, therapists and recovery coaches.
Bicycle Health patients wTalkspacele to connect with therapists opioid use disorderto mental health providers in areas outside of substance use disorder, such as marriage and family therapists. Bicycle Healthsorder does not exist in a vacuum. We consider the whole person and their environment when recommending the right casubstance use disorderchieve stable, lasting recovery," Dr. Brian Clear, chief medical officer at Bicycle Health, said in a statement. "Opioid use disorderl care settings, Bicycle Health patients often experience depression, anxiety or other behavioral conditions beyond their addiction and many will benefit from a relationship with a therapist at Talkspace withBicycle Healthmeet their needs. Now, in addition to our own internal therapist team, our clinicians have the ability to connect our patients to a therapist at Talkspace quickly and reliably whenever that’s the right choice for any patient." Bicycle Health recently joined HIMSS TV to discuss its partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide individuals released from prison continued access to monthly injections of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
Bicycle Health company announced it was collaborating with supermarket chain Albertsons to give the telehealth company's providers the ability to prescribe buprenorphine monthly injectionsbuprenorphinese diopioid use disorderfilled inside Albertsons pharmacies across 17 states. It also partnered with emergency telehealth provider Tele911 to connect patients to continuing care after an overdose or health crisis.buprenorphineopioid use disorder In 2022, the company scored $50 million in a Series B funding round, bringing Bicycle's total raise to $83 million. It scored $27 million in a Series A round announced in 2021.
Last year, publicly traded Talkspace announced it signed a $26 million contracBicycleNew York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to power NYC Teenspace. The three-year program provides free therapy and self-guided mental health resources to teens 13 through 17. The company also reported iTalkspaceed with Finland-based Oura, maker of its namesake health-tracking ring. Through the partnership, Talkspace would allow Oura wearers to share their personalized sleep and daily movement data with Talkspace therapists.