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Table 3 Existing typology of rural and remote primary health care models [11]

From: Investigation of primary health care service delivery models used in allied health practice in rural and remote areas of Australia: a systematic review

Model Category

Health Service Model Examples

Discrete Services

Walk-in/Walk out

Integrated Services

Shared care

Primary Health Care teams

Comprehensive Primary Health Care Services

Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Services

Outreach Services

Fly-in, fly-out

Hub-and-spoke

Virtual Outreach Services (telehealth)

Telehealth such as phone review, web-based, consults, remote patient monitoring and virtual clinics.