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Reported benefits of telehealth-enabled models of care include: v
- Increase timely access to appropriate interventions (including faster access and access to services that may not otherwise be available)
- Provide more accurate and timely diagnosis
- Reduce the burden of travel on health and well-being
- Reduce the burden on caregivers
- Reduce financial barriers and costs associated with travel
- Reduce the inconvenience/impact on family and carers, work commitments, and social factors
- Provide access to services not otherwise available (reducing inequities in access to health services)
- Provide tools to help people understand and manage their health condition
- Less face-to-face specialist visits
- Larger networks of care as more caregivers, family, and friends can attend consultations
- More patient-centered care, with increased independence and self-management