Doctors Call for Private Help in At-home Rehab Reforms

Doctors Call for Private Help in At-home Rehab Reforms
A doctor speaks with a patient during triage at the St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on May 15, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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A shake-up of the delivery of out-of-hospital care by utilising more of the private health system could result in better health outcomes for patients, doctors say.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) believes it will also save millions of dollars and free up tens of thousands of hospital beds, releasing a report on out-of-hospital care models in the private system.