Leveraging NQ telehealth experience for contextually-informed process guidelines to optimise health service access, quality and safety in rural and remote Australia

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Use of telehealth in north Queensland has evolved early and rapidly in response to the health service needs of a culturally diverse population spread over a large area. This project maps knowledge about existing telehealth usage, examines strategies for safe and high quality use, including cultural acceptability and co-develops guidelines for health care providers and consumers for the optimal usage of telehealth across north Queensland. This is likely to be applicable across other RRR areas.

Date

17 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2029

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

telemedicine;quality improvement;health service accessibility;Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare;rural and remote health services;health care safety and quality

Funding Body

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Amount

997376

Project Team

Steph Topp;Alice Cairns;Sabe Sabesan;Edward Strivens;Shaun Solomon;Karen Johnston