Infrastructure for reaching disadvantaged consumers: telecommunications in rural and remote nursing in Australia.
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 [...]
Author(s): Hovenga, E J, Hovel, J, Klotz, J, Robins, P
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1998.0050269