At the Australian Telehealth Conference experts agree telehealth is becoming mainstream

 01-May-17, Telehealth & Telecare Aware 

While telehealth is still being tested in pilot projects in primary care in Australia it is beginning to be business as usual in secondary care, particularly for outpatient services in rural areas and emergency care in regional areas. 

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The difficulty of getting telehealth into primary care is down to the funding model in Australia. Restrictions in eligibility for Medicare Benefits for telehealth usage have been shown to reduce the potential use of telehealth facilities.

The much admired Australian healthcare service is a mixture of public and private care with primary care being provided by a Medicare subsidised private practice service.

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