Use of General Practitioner Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Regional Victoria, Australia: Retrospective Analysis

Feby Savira   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Liliana Orellana   ³ , PhD ;   Martin Hensher   ⁴ , PhD ;   Lan Gao   ¹ , PhD ;   Andrew Sanigorski   ² , MSc ;   Kevin Mc Namara   ^{1, 5} , PhD ;   Vincent L Versace   ⁵ , PhD ;   John Szakiel   ⁶ , GradDip ;   Jamie Swann   ⁶ , MBA ;   Elizabeth Manias   ^{7, 8} , PhD ;   Anna Peeters   ⁹ , PhD

¹ Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

² Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

³ Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

⁴ Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

⁵ Deakin Rural Health, School of Medicine, Warrnambool, Australia

⁶ Western Victoria Primary Health Network, Geelong, Australia

⁷ Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

⁸ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

⁹ Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia