Will the widespread introduction of e-Health services see General Practitioners charging for their services like lawyers?
That was the question addressed to the author of the Commerce
Commission’s report e-Health and e-Learning, at a Health Informatics New
Zealand conference in Auckland late last year.
The report, authored by former TUANZ CEO Ernie Newman, is the second of three papers produced by the Commerce Commission which looks at the demand side of high speed broadband services.
It was released last week, but Newman foreshadowed much of its content
at the conference for health professionals. In the report he writes:
"The use of telephone, internet, and email as alternatives to some face
to face consultations also offers considerable promise, with leading
edge examples here and overseas proving highly successful both in terms
of patient outcomes and sector efficiencies.”
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