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5 things COVID-19 is teaching us about the patient experience
With in-person visits down, social distancing measures in effect and no current COVID-19 vaccine, physicians are leveraging new digital tools to survive. Telehealth has allowed providers to continue to see and connect with patients through virtual consults. - medicaleconomics.com
What will new restrictions on telehealth mean for healthcare access?
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced significant new restrictions on telehealth arrangements to take effect from 20 July that will allow access in most cases only for providers who “have an existing and continuous relationship with a patient”. - croakey.org
'Protective' box a potential infection risk to healthcare workers
An Australian study has shown that aerosol boxes designed to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 can actually increase their exposure to airborne particles that carry the virus. - hospitalhealth.com.au
Experts develop a simple questionnaire to raise awareness about managing liver disease
Alcohol's popularity and its central place in socializing in Australia obscures the dangers of excessive drinking and possible liver disease, Flinders University experts warn. - news-medical.net
Translating technology into healthcare
The University of Sydney has been awarded more than $7 million federal funding for research projects harnessing AI to diagnose and treat neurological and mental health disorders. - sydney.edu.au
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