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Why are Australian GPs doing relatively few video consultations?

1 September 2020
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Andrew Baird

In May and June this year, only three per cent of GP telehealth consultations were conducted by video conference, despite the two Australian GP colleges and Medicare all stating a preference for the use of video rather than phone as a substitute for an in-person consultation.

Statistics derived from Medicare data for May and June 2020 show that about a third of GP consultations were by telehealth. Of this:

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