Rise of ‘corporate telehealth’ a threat to patient care, warns RACGP president
Dr Harry Nespolon says he fears for a 'new Edelsten' era unless MBS rules are tightened up
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The RACGP wants doctors banned from the new telehealth items unless their practice is open at least four hours a day for face-to-face consults.
The items have already been claimed more than 3.7 million times since their introduction last month.