Telehealth is consulting with your doctor via the telephone (audio +/- video), and medicolegally acts just the same as a normal face to face consult. You can book them like any other appointment, you have an appointment slot, you have time devoted to addressing your medical issue/s, and you have a billing to medicare if eligible (or if you don't have medicare and use private insurance, many of them will cover telehealth consultations too, but best to check with your insurer first).
Telehealth was around in a much more limited form before covid-19, but since covid-19 occurred a lot of patients either weren't - or didn't feel - safe to come into a practice for a face to face consult during the covid-19 pandemic, and the government allowed GPs and specialists to start seeing patients via phone, and allowed us to take medicolegal responsibility for the assessment and management and to bill for the consult we gave over the phone. Previously for phone calls to patients we weren't allowed to do that/to this extent. The obvious benefit of telehealth, and covid-19, have now accelerated this becoming a likely permanent part of Medicare and medical care ongoing.
It takes less than 5 minutes to book a telehealth appointment at Family Focus Medical. Book Online or call us on 02 9636 8888 to book in your time slot.
