Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

In March 2020, the Australian Government added new temporary telehealth services to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) to reduce the risk of patient–patient and patient–clinician transmission of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19). Here, the MBS statistics for general practitioner activity and the ass...

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Published in:Australian health review Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 737 - 740
Main Authors: Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E., Smith, Anthony C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Australia CSIRO 01.09.2020
Subjects:
Australia
Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity
Chronic illnesses
Clinical outcomes
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronaviruses
Costs
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Funding
General Practice - methods
General Practice - organization & administration
General Practice - statistics & numerical data
Health care policy
Health services
Humans
Internet access
Medicare
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Patients
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
SARS-CoV-2
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - methods
Telemedicine - organization & administration
Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data
Australia
United States > US
ISSN:0156-5788, 1449-8944, 1449-8944
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Summary:In March 2020, the Australian Government added new temporary telehealth services to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) to reduce the risk of patient–patient and patient–clinician transmission of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19). Here, the MBS statistics for general practitioner activity and the associated costs are described; a small increase in both activity and costs for the new MBS telehealth items were observed. The opportunities for future research and policy implications are also discussed.
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ISSN:0156-5788
1449-8944
1449-8944
DOI:10.1071/AH20183