[LINK] Australian online physician community joins European Alliance

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Sylvano wrote:
> <quote>
> Australia's leading online physician community joins European Alliance
> Thursday 30 June, 2011 -- Oxford
> 
> International growth of Networks in Health creates broad geographical
> physician engagement opportunity
> 
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> Link -> http://www.networksinhealth.com/news_content.aspx?newsid=16
> 

Via the wireless yesterday morning, while driving, I was alerted that 
specialists can now  claim against medicare for consultations via video links.

> What is telehealth?
> 
> From 1 July 2011, Medicare Australia will introduce telehealth, an initiative that aims to address some of the barriers to accessing medical services for Australians in eligible telehealth areas. Telehealth provides financial incentives to eligible practitioners and aged care services who enable patients to participate in a video consultation called a telehealth consultation with a specialist, consultant physician or consultant psychiatrist.
<http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/incentives/telehealth.jsp>

Marghanita
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