Health Services
Australia's universal healthcare system
What is Medicare?
When the doctor charges only the schedule fee.
What is bulk billing?
Doctors, sports clubs, volunteer organisations
What are examples of community services?
Cost, confidentiality, location, time, health literacy, culture
Audio, video and photographic content that uses electronic devices for distribution
What is digital media?
Healthcare that can be used instead of or alongside of traditional health services
What are alternative health services?
The government system that helps provide necessary medication
What is the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme?
The online storage system for medical information in Australia
What is My Health Record?
How people access, understand and use health information
What is health literacy?
Doctor-patient consultations that use technology
What is telehealth?
A good source of health information as they prevent, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions
What are General Practitioners?
People who search medical symptoms online and believe they have the worst case scenario
Who are Cyberchondriacs?
(Cyberchondria)
Provide past medical information, ask questions and follow instructions.
What are the responsibilities of the patient?
The amount paid for health services that is not covered by the medicare rebate
What are out of pocket expenses?
Health direct, myDr, mayoclinic
What are symptom checkers?
Health services outside the medical, dental and nursing professions
What are allied health services?
The government insurance scheme that provides funding for eligible Australians with a disability.
What is the National Disability Insurance Scheme?
The rights of patients, consumers and others using the Australian healthcare system
What is the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights?
The number (%) of people aged over 15 that delayed seeing a medical specialist due to cost (in 2022-23)
What is 10%?
the number 1 social media platform for 16-18 year olds in Australia
What is TikTok?
The 2% tax placed on the taxable income of most taxpayers
What is the Medicare Levy?
To remedy something that has been judged to be wrong.
What is redress?
The more commonly known name for the National Youth Mental Health Foundation
What is headspace?
The service that connects Australians living in rural and remote areas to emergency and life saving health care.
What is the Royal Flying Doctors Service?
The organisation that mediates issues in the Australian medical system
What is the Health Complaints Commissioner?