The number of patients consulting with their doctors online in south-western Queensland has tripled in just three months.
The success has been linked to recently appointed coordinators showing patients how to use the telehealth service.
Telehealth is using high definition cameras to connect doctors and patients, from St George, Roma and Charleville hospitals, online in real time, saving hours in travel time.
Robyn Brumpton from the South West Hospital and Health Service said user numbers had jumped from eight a month to about 40.
“For some people they might think those numbers are a little small, we are reducing the need for them to travel away,” she said.
“Having that dedicated person that they can talk to so they can just know that that is the person they ring and that person can facilitate everything for them.”
Source: ABC