According to a survey conducted in Australia in 2020, about 89 percent of general practitioners felt favorable toward using telehealth in their practice due to the coronavirus pandemic because the Medicare Benefits Scheme supports them to use telehealth. Meanwhile, around 80 percent of the surveyed GPs said the changing attitude was because their patients liked the convenience of telehealth service.
Share of general practitioners who are more positive toward using telehealth after coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by reason
Original question: You selected that you are more positive towards using telehealth in your practice as the result of the pandemic. What are the main reason/s for this change?
* Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
** Medicare Benefits Scheme - This is part of Australia's public healthcare scheme.
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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. (November 4, 2020). Share of general practitioners who are more positive toward using telehealth after coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. "Share of general practitioners who are more positive toward using telehealth after coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by reason." Chart. November 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. (2020). Share of general practitioners who are more positive toward using telehealth after coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. "Share of General Practitioners Who Are More Positive toward Using Telehealth after Coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Share of general practitioners who are more positive toward using telehealth after coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of general practitioners who are more positive toward using telehealth after coronavirus in Australia as of May 2020, by reason [Graph], Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, November 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/
