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Which is an example of how big data is currently used in Australian healthcare?

  1. Designing new hospital buildings
  2. Improving health policy through linking datasets
  3. Training nurses in digital record-keeping
  4. Replacing all general practitioners with AI systems
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\(B\)

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  • B is correct: Big data is currently used to improve health policy through linking datasets, such as through the National Health Data Hub connecting government health and aged care information.

Other options:

  • A is incorrect: Designing hospital buildings uses planning data, not big data analytics in healthcare delivery.
  • C is incorrect: Digital record keeping is a foundation for collecting information, but on its own it does not represent the linking of datasets that define big data use in healthcare.
  • D is incorrect: AI supports but does not replace general practitioners as human oversight remains essential in healthcare.