Tele-Health Sessions Telehealth has potential to address many of the key challenges to providing health care in remote areas. With the escalating costs of health care issues, and retention of health practitioner in remote areas especially in time of Covid-19 restriction is a dilemma for health authorities. People living in remote areas have poorer health outcome and need assistance to manage their chronic disease condition. Telehealth services can efficiently and effectively improve access to healthcare for people living in remote areas. Coober Pedy people have limited access to healthcare services due to range of barriers including geographic distance and restricted mobility, which telehealth can potentially address. The outbreak of coronavirus disease-19 is a public health emergency of international concern. Telehealth is an effective option to fight with outbreak for COVID-19. Umoona clinic is providing telehealth services to manage for the chronic disease condition, when patient have long term medical condition proper management of their condition is difficult Telehealth can help provide better access to specialist appointment and improve communication, not only between patient and their providers, but among all the members of patient health care team. Umoona clinic is providing services to Aboriginal community including doctor appointment, specialist appointment and helping them to manage their diabetes, kidney disease, asthma and other condition. Clinic is providing telehealth services and its important tool giving essential services while keeping patient and health provider safe during covid-19 vaccination.
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