Telehealth Intensive Outpatient Program For Addiction Resulted In A 45% Success Rate

Nearly 45% of consumers with substance use disorders (SUDs) who participated in an intensive outpatient program (IOP) conducted exclusively via a telehealth mobile application demonstrated a successful response to care and no longer required IOP treatment. The telehealth IOP was tested with 4,724 consumers who enrolled between 2021 and 2023. The program lasted for up to five months. About 8.5% (402) of the original 4,724 participants completed the IOP and were discharged completely. Another 35.8% (1,692) of the original group successfully stepped down from the IOP to outpatient treatment.

The telehealth IOP provided both group . . .