Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Croakey Health Media Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 5/03/20 Description Around the world, health authorities are turning to telehealth as an important plank in responses to the novel coronavirus outbreak (see tweets at the bottom of this article).
In the United States, a $8 US billion emergency spending package includes funding to allow Medicare providers to extend telehealth services to seniors regardless of where they live, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also includes telehealth as part of its recommended actions.
Meanwhile, medical groups have welcomed Australian Government plans to extend telehealth as part of its COVID-19 responses.
In the article below, University of Queensland researcher Dr Centaine Snoswell and colleagues urge governments and clinicians to embrace telehealth during this public health crisis, although they say it is not a panacea and there are some significant barriers to ensuring its widespread and equitable use.Producer/Author Croakey.org URL https://www.croakey.org/making-the-most-of-telehealth-in-covid-19-responses-and-beyond/ Persons Centaine Snoswell, Ateev Mehrotra, Emma Thomas, K-lynn Smith, Helen Haydon, Liam Caffrey, Anthony Smith