Widespread Implementation of a Low-Cost Telehealth Service in the Delivery of Antenatal Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis
Kirsten R. Palmer, Minna Tanner, Miranda Davies‐Tuck, Andrea Rindt, Kerrie Papacostas, Michelle Giles, Kate Brown, Helen Diamandis, Rebecca Fradkin, Alice E. Stewart, Daniel L. Rolnik, Andrew Stripp, Euan M. Wallace, Ben W. Mol, Ryan Hodges
Abstract
(Abstracted from Lancet 2021;398:41–52) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems around the world had to quickly adapt to protect patients and staff from exposure. In Australia, a government initiative was launched to temporarily change public health funding to support the use of telehealth.
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MedicineTelehealthPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Government (linguistics)Public health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedical emergencyTelemedicineHealth careNursingVirologyEconomic growthDiseasePhilosophyPathologyEconomicsOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)LinguisticsTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation