NEW guidelines for telehealth consultations released by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) are intended to raise health standards for patients.
The MBA revised guidelines, found HERE, are in response to the proliferation of telehealth start-ups which have drawn criticism for issuing prescriptions after a brief online survey is completed by a patient, who may never have seen a GP face-to-face or online.
The Australian Medical Association President Steve Robson said, "the guidelines strike the right balance, while at the same time discouraging poor models of care that can result in missed or misdiagnosis".
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