NBN's health trials

Canberra has given the CSIRO $4 million for two 12-month trials under the NBN-enabled telehealth pilots program.

By InvestSMART · 14 May 2013

By InvestSMART ·
14 May 2013

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Canberra has given the CSIRO $4 million for two 12-month trials under the NBN-enabled telehealth pilots program. The trials to monitor chronic diseases in aged patients and the Indigenous Tele-Eye Care project (pictured) will involve 150 and 900 patients respectively in rural and local health clinics, nursing homes and their homes.

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Frequently Asked Questions about this Article…

How much funding did Canberra provide for the NBN-enabled telehealth pilots?

Canberra provided $4 million in funding to the CSIRO for two 12-month trials under the NBN-enabled telehealth pilots program.

Who is running the telehealth trials funded by Canberra?

The CSIRO is running the two NBN-enabled telehealth trials funded by the $4 million grant from Canberra.

What are the two telehealth trials about?

One trial is focused on monitoring chronic diseases in aged patients, and the other is the Indigenous Tele-Eye Care project.

How long will each NBN-enabled telehealth trial run?

Each trial will run for 12 months as part of the NBN-enabled telehealth pilots program.

How many patients will take part in the telehealth pilots?

The chronic disease monitoring trial will involve about 150 patients, and the Indigenous Tele-Eye Care project will involve about 900 patients.

Where will the telehealth trials take place?

The trials will operate in rural and local health clinics, nursing homes and patients' own homes.

What technology is being used for these telehealth pilots?

The projects are NBN-enabled telehealth pilots, using the National Broadband Network to deliver remote health monitoring and tele-eye care services.

What does the $4 million telehealth funding indicate about government interest in telehealth?

The $4 million grant to CSIRO for two 12-month NBN-enabled trials shows Canberra is financially supporting pilot programs to test telehealth solutions for aged chronic disease monitoring and Indigenous Tele-Eye Care.