Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mirela Prgomet; Rae-Anne Hardie; Gorkem Sezgin; Judith Thomas; Christopher Pearce; Precious McGuire; Stephen Weeding; Adam McLeod; Andrew Georgiou

doi:10.3233/SHTI230792

Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mirela Prgomet, Rae-Anne Hardie, Gorkem Sezgin, Judith Thomas, Christopher Pearce, Precious McGuire, Stephen Weeding, Adam McLeod, Andrew Georgiou

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift in the delivery of patient care, with telehealth rapidly scaled to facilitate access to care while reducing risks of COVID-19 transmission. In this paper, we present an overview of key findings regarding telehealth use from a large program of work examining the impact of the pandemic on general practice activity in Australia. Our findings demonstrate the pivotal role telehealth played in enabling patient access to care during the first two years of the pandemic. Importantly, however, we identified several facets of telehealth use including equitable access, workflow and infrastructure, and adequate funding, which require attention to optimise telehealth services in practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Telehealth ecosystems in practice
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2023
Editors	Mauro Giacomini, Lăcrămioara Stoicu-Tivadar, Gabriella Balestra, Arriel Benis, Stefano Bonacina, Alessio Bottrighi, Thomas M. Deserno, Parisis Gallos, Lenka Lhotska, Sara Marceglia, Alejandro C. Pazos Sierra, Samanta Rosati, Lucia Sacchi
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	257-261
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643684512
ISBN (Print)	9781643684505
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230792
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2023
Event	European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference 2023 - Turin, Italy Duration: 25 Oct 2023 → 26 Oct 2023

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	309
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference 2023
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Turin
Period	25/10/23 → 26/10/23

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Copyright the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and IOS Press 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

Keywords

Telehealth
general practice
medication prescribing
pathology
diabetes
monitoring
mental health

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Prgomet, M., Hardie, R.-A., Sezgin, G., Thomas, J., Pearce, C., McGuire, P., Weeding, S., McLeod, A., & Georgiou, A. (2023). Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. In M. Giacomini, L. Stoicu-Tivadar, G. Balestra, A. Benis, S. Bonacina, A. Bottrighi, T. M. Deserno, P. Gallos, L. Lhotska, S. Marceglia, A. C. Pazos Sierra, S. Rosati, & L. Sacchi (Eds.), Telehealth ecosystems in practice: Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2023 (pp. 257-261). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 309). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230792

Prgomet, Mirela ; Hardie, Rae-Anne ; Sezgin, Gorkem et al. / Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth ecosystems in practice: Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2023. editor / Mauro Giacomini ; Lăcrămioara Stoicu-Tivadar ; Gabriella Balestra ; Arriel Benis ; Stefano Bonacina ; Alessio Bottrighi ; Thomas M. Deserno ; Parisis Gallos ; Lenka Lhotska ; Sara Marceglia ; Alejandro C. Pazos Sierra ; Samanta Rosati ; Lucia Sacchi. Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2023. pp. 257-261 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Prgomet, M, Hardie, R-A, Sezgin, G, Thomas, J, Pearce, C, McGuire, P, Weeding, S, McLeod, A & Georgiou, A 2023, Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. in M Giacomini, L Stoicu-Tivadar, G Balestra, A Benis, S Bonacina, A Bottrighi, TM Deserno, P Gallos, L Lhotska, S Marceglia, AC Pazos Sierra, S Rosati & L Sacchi (eds), Telehealth ecosystems in practice: Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2023. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 309, IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 257-261, European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference 2023, Turin, Italy, 25/10/23. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230792

Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Prgomet, Mirela; Hardie, Rae-Anne; Sezgin, Gorkem et al.
Telehealth ecosystems in practice: Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference 2023. ed. / Mauro Giacomini; Lăcrămioara Stoicu-Tivadar; Gabriella Balestra; Arriel Benis; Stefano Bonacina; Alessio Bottrighi; Thomas M. Deserno; Parisis Gallos; Lenka Lhotska; Sara Marceglia; Alejandro C. Pazos Sierra; Samanta Rosati; Lucia Sacchi. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2023. p. 257-261 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 309).

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Telehealth uptake and impact on care activities in Australian general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

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