Assessing the Availability of Teleconsultation and the Extent of Its Use in Malaysian Public Primary Care Clinics: Cross-sectional Study.
Sock Wen NgWen Yea HwongMasliyana HusinNorazida Ab RahmanNazrila Hairizan NasirKawselyah JuvalSheamini SivasampuPublished in: JMIR formative research (2022)
Our findings show that telephone consultation is more widely used than video consultation, despite a quarter of its funding being self-subsidized or obtained through donations. Also, teleconsultation was less utilized by allied health care providers and pharmacists. Plans for the expansion of teleconsultation in Malaysian primary health care should take into consideration these findings to ensure a better and more cost-effective implementation of the service.