Deck 16: Digital Health and the Divide

Question 1

Studies have identified that digital technologies can be used as a cost-effective approach to overcome Indigenous disadvantage by:

A)overcoming Indigenous disadvantage.
B)affirming Indigenous identity and providing culturally relevant information.
C)addressing gaps by enabling affordable access.
D)all of the above.

Answer 1

all of the above.

Question 2

In Australia,the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA)was set up in 2005 to implement a national EHR (National E-Health Transition Authority 2016).The other primary objective of NEHTA is:

A)to enable educate end users of the system.
B)to improve the efficiency of the service by network expansion.
C)to work in a collaborative and referral relationship with medical staff.
D)to hasten the adoption of e-health by delivering required integration infrastructure and health information standards and lead the development of a security framework.

Answer 2

to hasten the adoption of e-health by delivering required integration infrastructure and health information standards and lead the development of a security framework.

Question 3

What has led to a digital divide in Australia?

A)The government's current policies and plans
B)Lack of digital health expertise
C)The current uneven spread and limitations of technology systems
D)Limitations with digital diagnostics

Answer 3

The current uneven spread and limitations of technology systems

Question 4

Digital health has been defined as 'the cultural transformation of how disruptive technologies that provide digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients leads to:

A)an equal level doctor-patient relationship with shared decision-making'.
B)greater disruptions with care'.
C)poorer health outcomes'.
D)a more-involved health service'.

Question 5

A digital health approaches in an Australian geographical context is the use of:

A)NBN.
B)broadband.
C)fibreoptics.
D)telehealth.