Telemedicine provides healthcare to remote patients

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08 July 2011Medical consultations over the internet just got more affordable in Australia with the federal government announcing online visits to the doctor will be funded by Medicare.

This development aims to improve access to specialist care for people in remote areas.

Dr Peter Rischbeth, vice president of Rural Doctors Association of Australia, is an enthusiastic advocate of the new technology which he says will save time and money and provide patients in remote Australia with better access to medical care.

This view is endorsed by Dr Ken Fielke, clinical director of mental health for Country Health SA, who says that the system will work well for on-line psychiatric care.

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