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. 2020 Sep;44(5):737-740.
doi: 10.1071/AH20183.

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

Centaine L Snoswell  1 , Liam J Caffery  2 , Helen M Haydon  2 , Emma E Thomas  2 , Anthony C Smith  2
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Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Centaine L Snoswell et al. Aust Health Rev. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

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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