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Table 1 MED telehealth service engagementa

From: Afterhours telehealth in Australian residential aged care facilities: a mixed methods evaluation

RACF

Total residents in RACF (n)a

Total GPs in RACF (n)a

Referred residents (n)a

Referring GPs (n)a

RACF on boarding

Time to first MED call (days)

Total calls

1

58

11

48

9

April 2020

61

2

2

144

21

131

18

April 2020

7

7

3

125

4

125

4

February 2020

4

169

4

68

6

47

3

February 2020

6

22

5

135

22

109

18

May 2020

133

7

6

68

7

62

7

March 2020

39

2

Totals

598

71

522

59

 

x̄ = 41.7

209

  1. aDenotes maximums for GPs and residents as these numbers varied over time (for most RACFs up to 10%). For example, some GPs joined the telehealth program later than others