The Department of Health has announced plans to make telehealth item numbers permanent, with $106 million being invested over four years.
Telehealth has been recognised for the critical role it has played in ensuring continuity of care for hundreds of thousands of Australian patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health of patients and health professionals.
The investment also includes additional funding for the Workforce Incentive Program and the calculation of the Standard Whole Patient Equivalent.
Read the Minister for Health and Aged Care’s media release (13 Dec 2021).