HDW204 The Impact of Digital Literacy on Healthcare Professionals-Report Overview

Safety and Information Security:

As the eHealth is led by healthcare technology innovators, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals and providers along with government policymakers; My Health Record platform is cyber-secure and easy to use so that consumers as well as patients feel comfortable and safe knowing that their health records and diagnostic reports are protected via the hospital cloud system. On November 26, 2018, the Australian Parliament passed the My Health Records Amendment Act to protect the privacy of the users, maintain multilevel privacy and cybersecurity standards, and protect the electronic health system against malicious attacks (Medhekar, 2022).

Health Equity:

As mentioned above My Health Record is a telehealth consultation thus it provides facilities to patients in remote areas saving transportation costs with access of entire medical history at one place the healthcare professional is able to provide accurate diagnosis and better treatment plan ensuring evidence-based decision. With secure information, coordinated care and updated record the follow up care is seamless. It is time and cost-effective reducing duplication and optimizing healthcare practice work flow providing better patient outcomes (South Western Sydney PHN, 2023).