Week 7 Digital Healthcare Quiz

What potential does digital healthcare have according to the introduction?

• To increase the cost of healthcare

• To transform the care workforce design and care delivery

• To reduce the quality of healthcare

• To limit access to healthcare services

Answer explanation

Digital healthcare has the potential to transform the care workforce design and care delivery according to the introduction.

What has been one of the greatest challenges to the care economy since the COVID-19 pandemic?

• Ensuring the health workforce has sufficient capability, knowledge, and skills

• Reducing healthcare costs

• Increasing patient satisfaction

• Limiting access to healthcare services

Answer explanation

One of the greatest challenges to the care economy since the COVID-19 pandemic has been ensuring the health workforce has sufficient capability, knowledge, and skills.

What did participants say about the effect of digital capability on consumers?

• It would have no effect.

• It would have a huge effect.

• It would have a minimal effect.

• It would have a negative effect.

Answer explanation

Participants said that the effect of digital capability on consumers would be huge.

What is the first step in improving digital literacy for health care professionals according to the document?

• Provide high frequency training

• Define the minimum standard of digital literacy

• Training on digital professionalism

• Provide virtual care training

Answer explanation

The first step in improving digital literacy for health care professionals according to the document is to define the minimum standard of digital literacy.

Match the following goals with their corresponding purposes for providing lifelong training for health care professionals:

• Facilitating remote consultations and telemedicine

• To enhance communication skills

• Preparing employees for higher responsibility positions

• To help staff transition into leadership/management roles

• Improving interactions with patients and colleagues

• To improve patient care

• Enhancing the quality of treatment and outcomes

• To support virtual care functions

Match the following methods with their corresponding descriptions:

• Questionnaires filled out by participants

• Surveys

• Direct conversations with participants

• Written notes

• Handwritten or typed documentation of observations

• Interviews

• Recording of audio and/or video for later review

• Audio/visual recording

What is a key benefit of improving digital literacy among healthcare professionals?

• Increased healthcare costs

• Enhanced patient care and outcomes

• Reduced need for healthcare professionals

• Decreased use of technology in healthcare

Answer explanation

Improving digital literacy among healthcare professionals leads to enhanced patient care and outcomes by enabling better use of technology and information.

How can digital tools impact the efficiency of healthcare delivery?

• By complicating the workflow

• By increasing the time required for patient care

• By streamlining processes and reducing errors

• By limiting communication among healthcare teams

Answer explanation

By streamlining processes and reducing errors

What is one of the main goals of integrating digital healthcare solutions?

• To reduce the number of healthcare professionals

• To enhance the quality and accessibility of care

• To increase the complexity of healthcare systems

• To limit patient access to their health information

Answer explanation

One of the main goals of integrating digital healthcare solutions is to enhance the quality and accessibility of care, not to reduce healthcare professionals, increase complexity, or limit patient access to health information.

How can digital literacy among healthcare professionals be assessed?

• Through patient feedback

• By evaluating their use of social media

• Using standardised digital literacy tests

• By monitoring their email usage

Answer explanation

Using standardised digital literacy tests is the correct choice as it provides a structured and objective way to assess the digital literacy of healthcare professionals.