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b'In Australia, we have over 7 million people living in rural and remote areas.\\xa0 That\\u2019s over a quarter of the population.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIt\\u2019s also a fact, that people living in rural and remote areas have higher rates of hospitalisations, deaths and injury, but they also have poorer access to, and use of, primary health care services, compared to people living in Major cities.\\n\\xa0\\nSo the people who need healthcare the most in Australia, have the least amount of access to it.\\n\\xa0\\nSo what can we do? How do we use technology, infrastructure and know how to close the gap when it comes to delivering more accessible healthcare to all Australians.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOne way is improving connectivity.\\xa0 And in this episode, Pete chats with Jen Beer from NBN, all about healthcare in rural and remote areas of Australia.\\xa0 They drill into the importance of connectivity in these locations, and some of the critical success factors enabling digital health for patients and practitioners.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nCheck out the episode and full show notes here.\\n\\xa0\\nLoving the show?\\xa0 Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad free and bonus episodes of the podcast, access to our online community forum, and free tickets to our quarterly summits.\\xa0 For more information visit here.'