Interesting outcomes Telehealth phone versus video in Australian context
Pulse IT- why GP use phone more then video
Statistics derived from Medicare data for May and June 2020 show that about a third of GP consultations were by telehealth. Of this:
- 97 per cent of GP telehealth consultations were by phone
- The number of video consultations was highest for patients in the 25-44 age group (consistent with age group distribution in the Australian population)
- The proportion of telehealth consultations for females was higher than the proportion of in-person consultations for females. Conversely, the proportion of telehealth consultations for males was lower than the proportion of in-person consultations for males.