Telehealth must remain an integral part of health system beyond COVID-19
Telehealth measures introduced by the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic must become a permanent part of Australia’s health system beyond the crisis, the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology has heard. The government introduced unrestricted Medicare rebates for telehealth in the wake of the pandemic but the broader access […]
Calls for ongoing ethical collaboration in the health sector in the wake of COVID-19
Unprecedented cooperation among stakeholders at all levels of the Australian health sector that occurred in response to COVID-19, demonstrates the ongoing need for ethical collaboration for the sake of the community and healthcare systems, according to the Australian Ethical Health Alliance. In the wake of the pandemic, public and private hospitals cooperated to make beds […]