Australian Telehealth Standards Consortium
Virtual Care Standards
Launched on the 3rd March 2026, the Australian Telehealth Standards Consortium came together to develop virtual care standards focused on strengthening
safety, quality and trust in virtual healthcare across the country
About
The Australian Telehealth Standards Consortium (ATSC) includes Healthdirect, Medibank, HCF, BUPA, nib Group’s Honeysuckle Health, Updoc, Eucalyptus, Healthengine, MedAdvisor, MOSH, Medmate, 13Sick and Wesfarmers Health. As part of a patient-led collaboration convened by Patients Australia, the consortium developed virtual care provider standards informed by extensive consultation with patients, clinicians, digital health providers and policy experts. Chaired by Richard Skimmin with Dr Darran Foo serving as Deputy Chair, Chair, the consortium brought together organisations across the virtual care ecosystem to establish clear, practical benchmarks that support safe, high quality telehealth while enabling innovation that improves access to care for Australians.
The Launch
The virtual care provider standards and accreditation were launched at a parliamentary round table on March 3rd 2026 which brought together Members of Parliament, Senators, patient advocates, clinicians and industry leaders to discuss how nationally consistent standards can support high-quality telehealth care while maintaining access, innovation and clinical confidence.
