Telehealth
Alternative labels
e-health
e-mental health
Mobile health
Telemedicine
Article
Is technology key to improving global health and education, or just an expensive distraction?
This article identifies some of the dangers of viewing the success of new technologies as inevitable in relation to health and education. While there are many reasons to be optimistic that technology will be a potential catalyst for massive positive disruption, Stefan Dercon highlights the need for this to be implemented with care and caution.
Report
Positive disruption: health and education in a digital age
This report sets out a number of practical considerations for governments, industry, and civil society to consider as they work to embrace technology in a way that will drive the greatest gains in inclusivity, human well-being, and more equitable growth.
Strategy
Digital health strategy 2019–2029
This document outlines the ACT Health Directorate’s strategic vision for enabling and delivering exemplary person-centred care through digital innovation.
Report
Security of patients' hospital data
Victorian health services are increasingly using information and communications technology (ICT) to deliver healthcare, and to capture and store patient information. This audit assessed whether Victorian public health services' ICT security practices effectively protect patient data.
Article
How AI can help tackle mental health issues
This article discusses AI-based solutions, such as chatbots, as a way to tackle mental-health issues around the globe. The sort of provisional mental-health care provided by chatbots could be particularly useful in communities with an inadequate supply of trained professionals.