Virtual on-call HITH physician
Coverage matched to hospital hours, with acceptance of referrals from the hospital medical officer.
Core delivery line
Hospital In The Home
Enable hospitals to support inpatients who need ongoing care while recovering in the familiar surroundings of home.
Summary
How this service works
Hospital in the Home combines your local healthcare team with Telecare medical specialists to maintain continuity of care.
Telecare provides an appropriate virtual on-call HITH physician during the hours required by the hospital.
Physicians accept referrals from the hospital medical officer, conduct daily virtual paper rounds with nursing teams, and remain available for on-call queries.
Service details
What is included
Daily paper rounds & on-call support
Daily virtual rounds with nursing teams plus on-call availability for complex queries.
Suitability checks
For complex cases, bedside video consultation can be requested before acceptance to confirm HITH suitability.
Why Telecare
Built for referring clinicians and hospitals
- Increased access to AHPRA-registered clinicians via telehealth
- Flexible appointment options with end-to-end facilitation
- Increased capacity and shorter patient wait times
- Robust clinical governance and virtual clinic management
- Scale clinical resources without high-cost locum arrangements
- Reduced administrative burden on hospital and clinic teams
