{"id":698,"date":"2020-05-06T02:13:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T02:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpnow.net\/?p=698"},"modified":"2020-05-06T02:28:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T02:28:01","slug":"the-rapid-rise-of-telehealth-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpnow.net\/ua\/2020\/05\/06\/the-rapid-rise-of-telehealth-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"The rapid rise of telehealth in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"698\" class=\"elementor elementor-698\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19ed2907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19ed2907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-190c66c6\" data-id=\"190c66c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758a85fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758a85fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rapid rise of telehealth in Australia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-131cbd2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"131cbd2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26f2ed2c\" data-id=\"26f2ed2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9f1d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f9f1d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e803ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e803ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-05-05\/move-to-telehealth-is-here-to-stay-after-coronavirus\/12212680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An article published by ABC News this week<\/a> highlights the possibility of telehealth consultations becoming a part of the mainstream for medical practitioners around the country.<\/p><p>The shift follows the Federal Government\u2019s March announcement of expanded Medicare-subsidised telehealth services for all Australians. Medicare item numbers for telehealth are temporarily in place for GPs, specialists and many other health professionals, allowing them to bill for phone consultations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314898a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"314898a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Telehealth technology provides a way for doctors\u00a0 to \u201cget on and do our jobs\u201d, according to one doctor quoted in the ABC article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da280de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da280de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b23d599\" data-id=\"b23d599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1360014e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1360014e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f1e725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f1e725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doctors and health care providers are embracing the rapid shift to virtual consultations as a way of providing continuity of care during challenging times. Practices have reported a significant drop in the number of patients attending clinics in person, while some health care professionals have been simply unable to continue their in-person services, such as exercise therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ea8851 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ea8851\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22ff82c5\" data-id=\"22ff82c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090e4c 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