DrFirst & GoHipo Partner To Use Telehealth To Fight High Relapse Rates After Addiction Treatment By Addressing Major Gaps In Post-Inpatient Rehabilitation

DrFirst and GoHipo announced that the two entities will collaborate to keep consumers connected with their treatment centers’ care teams using a mobile app for secure messaging and telehealth services. Relapse rates individuals recovering from addiction are between 40% and 60%; however, this new approach to post-discharge care will aim to help reduce the high rates.

The partnership enables GoHipo’s HipoChat mobile app to provide people in recovery with a new way to support their sobriety. HipoChat offers a supportive social media connection to designated friends, family, and others in recovery. The app is available for Android and . . .