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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 5:269-275 (1998)
© 1998 American Medical Informatics Association

Case Report

Infrastructure for Reaching Disadvantaged Consumers

Telecommunications in Rural and Remote Nursing in Australia

Evelyn J. S. Hovenga, RN, PhD, Joe Hovel, RN, RPN, Jeanette Klotz, RN, RM, BHSc(N) and Patricia Robins, RN, RM, BHSc(N)

Affiliations of the authors: Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia (EJSH, JK, PR); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (JH).

Correspondence and reprints: Evelyn J. S. Hovenga, RN, PhD, Faculty of Informatics and Communications, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton MC 4702, Australia. e-mail: <e.hovenga{at}cqu.edu.au>.

Abstract Both consumers and health service providers need access to up-to-date information, including patient and practice guidelines, that allows them to make decisions in partnership about individual and public health in line with the primary health care model of health service delivery. Only then is it possible for patient preferences to be considered while the health of the general population is improved. The Commonwealth Government of Australia has allocated $250 million over five years, starting July 1, 1997, to support activities and projects designed to meet a range of telecommunication needs in regional, rural, and remote Australia. This paper defines rural and remote communities, then reviews rural and remote health services, information, and telecommunication technology infrastructures and their use in Australia to establish the current state of access to information tools by rural and remote communities and rural health workers in Australia today. It is argued that a suitable telecommunication infrastructure is needed to reach disadvantaged persons in extremely remote areas and that intersectoral support is essential to build this infrastructure. In addition, education will make its utilization possible.




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