Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation
Objective: Telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation are two strategies used to reduce the effects of healthcare access inequity. Despite this shared goal, these programs are usually run independently, and their effects are infrequently compared in evaluation. Understanding how these programs...
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| description | Objective: Telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation are two strategies used to reduce the effects of healthcare access inequity. Despite this shared goal, these programs are usually run independently, and their effects are infrequently compared in evaluation. Understanding how these programs are used helps ensure services are delivered efficiently. Methods: Counts of telehealth outpatient service events (TH) (n = 250171) and patient travel subsidy scheme claims (PTSS) (n = 270933) for the 2022-23 financial year were captured. Comparisons of PTSS and TH activity were made by postcode, rurality (The Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)) and health jurisdiction (Hospital and Health Service (HHS)). Results: Correlation analysis conducted on PTSS and TH activity revealed a statistically significant, moderate positive correlation (r = 0.449, p < 0.01). TH (coefficient = 0.650, p < 0.001) and rurality (coefficient = 26.208, p = 0.686) also retained their significance. Conclusions: This study established that increases in TH activity is correlated with increases in PTSS, with both programs reporting greater activity as rurality increases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec5e0222f1394c92bb7440f9f1dc7a3c2024-12-12T05:23:27ZengElsevierPublic Health in Practice2666-53522024-12-018100542Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisationEdwin Phillip Greenup0Daniel Best1Corresponding author. Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health Level 2, 15 Butterfield Street, Herston Q, 4006, Australia.; Clinical Excellence Queensland, Queensland Health, Brisbane, AustraliaClinical Excellence Queensland, Queensland Health, Brisbane, AustraliaObjective: Telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation are two strategies used to reduce the effects of healthcare access inequity. Despite this shared goal, these programs are usually run independently, and their effects are infrequently compared in evaluation. Understanding how these programs are used helps ensure services are delivered efficiently. Methods: Counts of telehealth outpatient service events (TH) (n = 250171) and patient travel subsidy scheme claims (PTSS) (n = 270933) for the 2022-23 financial year were captured. Comparisons of PTSS and TH activity were made by postcode, rurality (The Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)) and health jurisdiction (Hospital and Health Service (HHS)). Results: Correlation analysis conducted on PTSS and TH activity revealed a statistically significant, moderate positive correlation (r = 0.449, p < 0.01). TH (coefficient = 0.650, p < 0.001) and rurality (coefficient = 26.208, p = 0.686) also retained their significance. Conclusions: This study established that increases in TH activity is correlated with increases in PTSS, with both programs reporting greater activity as rurality increases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266653522400079XTelehealthTelemedicinePatient travelRural and remote Care |
| spellingShingle | Edwin Phillip Greenup Daniel Best Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation Public Health in Practice Telehealth Telemedicine Patient travel Rural and remote Care |
| title | Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation |
| title_full | Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation |
| title_fullStr | Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation |
| title_short | Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation |
| title_sort | reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation |
| topic | Telehealth Telemedicine Patient travel Rural and remote Care |
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