MBS item numbers have been made available for specialists to engage with COVID-19 vulnerable patients via videoconference or telephone consultations but most doctors have no experience of telehealth.
TheĀ limbicĀ spoke to two people with telehealth expertise for their advice.
Associate Professor Liam Caffery, Telehealth Technology Director at the University of Queensland's Centre for Online Health, said he hoped the emergency provisions would be a catalyst for advancing telehealth.