Telehealth extends Rural Generalists' (RGs) practice, allowing them to provide comprehensive patient care locally with specialist consultations when needed. Shared care models benefit both patients and practitioners by facilitating quality care and enhancing professional relationships and communication between rural and urban healthcare providers.

While telehealth improves access, it cannot replace high-quality in-person care. Both patients and providers prefer having both options available to maintain local, continuous, in-person healthcare alongside telehealth services.

Telehealth uses communication and information technology for patient care, including synchronous methods like phone and video calls, as well as asynchronous methods like store-and-forward and remote monitoring.

If you have any questions please contact the ACRRM Digital Health team at eHealth@acrrm.org.au.

ACRRM Telehealth Clinical Skills Program

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