Coming Soon to healthdirect Video Call
Find out what is coming soon to Video Call - including added functionality and design updates
Organisation Short URL
Organisation Administrators will soon have the ability to add a Short URL for the organisation level patient links. This URL can then be added to your service's website, or shared with them in another way, such as email. We will provide more information and an example image as soon as there is one available.
Camera pause image
Clinic admins will soon be able to upload an image that will display when hosts in the clinic pause their camera for any reason during the call. This image can be branded to suit the health service.
| This image shows the configuration section for adding a camera pause image for the clinic. |
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Updates to Bulk Billing Consent Form
The Bulk Billing Consent form in the Virtual Forms application will be updated to include an option for Patient URN and the ability to select whether the person giving consent is the patient or an authorised representative.
| This image shows the new URN number field and the selection for who is providing consent. |
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Sound application
In collaboration with SA Health, we will soon be introducing a Video Call Sound application, for use in specialties including speech therapy and other clinical use cases. This application provides clinical information about a person's vocal volume and pitch and can be used as an assessment or feedback tool. Example screenshots are shown in the overview below:
| Once the application is launched, you can select to either Speak or Listen. | ![]() |
| Once Speak or Listen is selected, select the required participant and the required microphone. Both the patient or clinician can select the required microphone. |
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| Once selected, the application starts to measure the volume and pitch of the speaker's voice, shows the data live in a dial and graphs. |
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| You can also do one or more trials and download the results in PDF form. |
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