Are GP video consults really that necessary? - the Australian general practice experience

Australian health minister Greg Hunt has said the introduction of Medicare-funded telehealth was 10 years of health reform delivered in just 10 days. But the use of video consults remains relatively small-scale , despite the Australian Government saying it's the preferred option because of the greater "information transfer" . Is this the experience of GPs? Or is the technology failing to deliver on its clinical promise? Australian Doctor asked three GPs: Dr Michael Wright, chief medical officer at medical indemnifier Avant; Dr Maria Boulton, chair of the Australian Medical Association's Queensland’s committee of general practice; and associate professor Chris Pearce, GP and director of not-for-profit digital and clinical services Outcome Health.