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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Share of GPs with positive attitude towards telehealth in Australia 2020, by reason
According to a survey conducted in Australia in 2020, about ** 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 ** percent of the surveyed GPs said the changing attitude was because their patients liked the convenience of telehealth service.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 4 Nov 2020, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
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: /statistics/1237949/australia-main-contributing-factor-to-gps-positive-attitude-toward-telehealth/