Remote Consultations: Virtual Medical Services

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What is a remote consultation?

This concept was developed in the 1980s to provide health care to patients who lived in remote areas. We were interested in researching what kind of remote consultations are available in general practice and what is the usage of these methods.

Can remote consultations improve access and delivery of health care?

For example, asking patients to evaluate remote consultations at a time when no face-to-face consultations were possible is likely to yield a different response to evaluating their acceptability when there is a free choice of service delivery. 2. Conclusion Remote consultations can be seen as a way of improving access and delivery of health care.

Do patients experience a remote consultation?

Our findings in this review have shown patients experience of remote consultations are not only focused on the practicalities of a successful remote consultations, but also focused on the communication and the therapeutic relationship with the clinician during the remote consultation.

What are the different types of remote consultation?

3.3. Type of service of remote consultation The types of remote consultation used were by mail alone in three of the 12 studies examined, telephone calls only in one study, video calls only in one study, physical consultation in combination with home visits in two studies, while in the remaining give some or all of the types were combined.

What is a telehealth consultation?

Telehealth consultations are defined as telehealth phone consultations and telehealth video consultations. Telehealth consultations are an option for providing care. Not all consults need to be face-to-face, and telephone or video is an option that improves access to healthcare for some.

What Is Remote Consultations

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Remote Consultations Information

1. https://healthvitalit.com.au/topics/article/digital-health/using-telehealth-remote-consultations
2. https://www.acrrm.org.au/docs/default-source/documents/acrrm-factsheet-quality-of-care-when-providing-remote-consultations.pdf
3. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-023-09265-2