Telehealth equipment usage
Please answer the following questions as completely as possible when you book Telehealth video equipment (most bookings are done through Outlook).
This information helps us to track the benefits from use of the equipment (including such things as reduced travel, and new education opportunities for your facility, etc.) These responses will also contribute to future business cases to extend the reach of our Telehealth capability to better serve our community.
Note that the use of dedicated equipment such as Emergency Resus will be tracked separately and do not need to be reported on this form.
Things to consider when completing this form and adding appropriate comments:
- How many people would have travelled to / from this meeting if they were not using telehealth?
- Who is/was engaged in the video conference? (i.e.from where to where)
- What would have occurred if Telehealth was not available?
- What are the costs avoided or other benefits gained through use of the Telehealth option (e.g. Cost avoided: trip from Thames to Hamilton avoided for a CNS and CNM; Benefit gained: 3 nurses able to be involved in xyz education session - would not have been released to travel to Hamilton, but can be released for a one hour Telehealth session)