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. 2021 Apr 29;131:108444. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108444

Table 2.

HRBR visit numbers in 2020.

January February March April May June July August
Timeline
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    21st: CDC confirms first case of COVID-19

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    31st: DHHS declares state of emergency

 28th: First case of COVID-19 in Oregon
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    8th: Oregon declares state of emergency

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    16th: DEA allows initiation of buprenorphine via virtual visit

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    31st: DEA allows initiation of buprenorphine via telephone-only visit
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    1st: Expanded hours

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    6th: First harm reduction outreach patient

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    10th: First needle exchange patient

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    14th: First rural Oregon patient
Total provider full time equivalent (FTE) 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
Number of providers on payroll 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Total new patient visits per month 23 46 43 33 35 42 34 32
# of new patient visits done via virtual visita 0 0 10 (23.3%) 21 (63.6%) 26 (74.3%) 31 (73.8%) 24 (70.6%) 21 (65.6%)
# of new patient visits done via telephone only visit 0 0 0 (0.0%) 10 (30.3%) 9 (25.7%) 11 (26.2%) 10 (29.4%) 11 (34.4%)
Total patient visits per month (new & follow-up) 74 95 135 139 125 170 179 179
# of visits done via virtual visita 0 0 37 (27.4%) 79 (56.8%) 88 (70.4%) 108 (63.5%) 109 (60.9%) 112 (62.6%)
# of visits done via telephone only visit 0 0 7 (5.2%) 51 (36.7%) 35 (28.0%) 58 (34.1%) 66 (36.9%) 65 (36.3%)

Abbreviations: HRBR – Harm Reduction and BRidges to Care Clinic, CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services, FTE – Full Time Equivalent, LIP – Licensed Independent Practitioner.

a

Defined as secure audio-visual communication.