It is time to embrace defragmented virtual care models Australian GPs need support and funding for collaborative online consults with non-GP specialists, writes GP Dr Morgan Rayner.
Scrap preference for video telehealth consultations: RACGP The college has said the current MBS principle lacks evidence and could compromise access to care.
Push for increased telehealth funding ahead of Budget With the Federal Budget around the corner, the RACGP is reiterating calls to improve access and make it a permanent fixture of Medicare.
Limited evidence behind decision to cut long phone consultations Health researchers want longer phone consultations to be reinstated, saying there was ‘little evidence’ to support the change.
‘They need to be here forever’: GP reaction to phone consult reprieve Medicare rebates for longer telehealth consultations by phone have been reinstated until mid-way through this year – but calls remain to make them permanent.
Longer telehealth consultations reinstated in COVID hotspots Patients in Commonwealth-declared hotspot areas will again be able to access extended telephone consultations with their GP, following the announcement of a new dedicated MBS item number.
Telehealth advocates say clinics need certainty to invest in video Proponents for digital transformation say remote consults could assist patients and doctors, but only if the right settings are in place.