Telehealth Services for Remote Medical Consultations

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What is telehealth & how does it work?

With telehealth, you can see your nurse, doctor, psychologist, surgeon and other healthcare providers without having to visit them in person. What's more, if you've seen them in the last 12 months, they may be able to bulk-bill their service. If you’re unwell or need to self-isolate, you can still attend a consultation virtually.

When did telehealth start?

Telehealth, as we know it today, began over 50 years ago when NASA developed telehealth services for astronauts on long-duration missions. By the 1990s, telehealth was introduced as a means to deliver remote care to specific occupations, such as a system called Mednet that connected healthcare providers with workers on ships.

What is a telehealth visit?

Telehealth — sometimes called telemedicine — lets you see your health care provider without going to their office. You can have a telehealth visit online using your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Telehealth care allows you to: Talk with your health care provider on the phone or using video. Send messages with your health care provider safely.

What is a telehealth consultation?

What is telehealth? Telehealth consultations provide patients with a consultation through video or telephone instead of face to face. It uses the transmission of images, voice and data between two or more sites using telecommunications to provide health services, such as clinical advice, consultation, education, and training services.

What are telehealth services?

Telehealth services come in different forms, such as live video or audio appointments, secured text messaging with your healthcare provider, or remote monitoring devices that allow your healthcare provider to track things like your blood sugar. Telehealth is sometimes referred to as telemedicine, but there are subtle differences.

How does telehealth improve health care in Australia?

Often, Australians living in rural and remote areas need to travel long distances to see their healthcare provider. Telehealth improves their health care by improving access to timely services. Telehealth consultations are not only convenient, they also ensure the safety of others by reducing the spread of illness.

What Is Telehealth

1. https://www.health.gov.au/topics/health-technologies-and-digital-health/about/telehealth
2. https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/healthcare-providers/initiatives-and-programs/telehealth
3. https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-telehealth-5115712
4. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/telehealth/patients-and-families/what-is-telehealth
5. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/telehealth/art-20044878
6. https://telehealth.hhs.gov/patients/why-use-telehealth
7. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/site-5/what-telehealth
8. https://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/our_services/telehealth/what-is-telehealth
9. https://www.hrsa.gov/telehealth/what-is-telehealth

Telehealth Information

1. https://www.rch.org.au/Telehealth/for-families/Information_for_families/
2. https://www.ahpra.gov.au/sitecore/content/Medical/News/2023-09-01-Revised-telehealth-guidelines-now-in-effect.aspx
3. https://www.health.vic.gov.au/patient-care/telehealth
4. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/mbs-and-telehealth
5. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.18.0268