Hanging on the telephone: GPs shunning video consults
Are doctors worried about the privacy provisions of Zoom and Skype?
Phone calls are accounting for 95% of all telehealth consultations under the new COVID-19 MBS items, new figures suggest.
The Department of Health has encouraged GPs to video-call patients, with deputy chief medical officer Professor Michael Kidd saying phone consults should only be offered when video software was not available.
