Since organised healthcare systems first emerged, societies have faced recurring challenges relating to access, coordination, public trust,...

Since organised healthcare systems first emerged, societies have faced recurring challenges relating to access, coordination, public trust, and the maintenance of shared services. Over time, these challenges have expanded (18) __________, including electronic records, insurance platforms, telemedicine networks, and mobile health applications. Today, healthcare is becoming “smarter” through the integration of artificial intelligence, wearable connectivity, and the Internet of Medical Things, allowing health data to be collected and transmitted continuously.

A digital health ecosystem relies on extensive networks of platforms and connected devices to gather information about both patients and services. These systems support applications that enable patients and medical staff to book appointments, access health records, and (19) __________. One prominent area of development is remote monitoring, where alert systems help clinicians respond to real-time indicators in order to reduce avoidable hospital visits and prioritise urgent care. Technologies such as smartwatches, glucose monitors, and home diagnostic kits further illustrate how connectivity can reshape preventive medicine (20) __________.

Digital care coordination is another core feature of connected healthcare, particularly through the use of shared records and remote follow-up systems. These tools provide real-time information on symptoms, improve continuity of care, and support earlier intervention when conditions worsen. (21) __________. Even pharmacies are becoming increasingly networked, using automated refill systems and digital reminders to monitor adherence. Despite these advantages, the extensive use of health data raises serious concerns about privacy and security, (22) __________.

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Question 18:

A. as modern healthcare has come to depend on complex digital infrastructure

B. despite the complex infrastructure on which modern healthcare has depended

C. by depending on the complexity of modern healthcare infrastructure

D. without the complexity of infrastructure that modern healthcare depends on

Question 19:

A. coordinate follow-up care more efficiently

B. more efficiently coordinate the care that follows up

C. the coordination of follow-up care more efficiently

D. follow up the coordination of care more efficiently

Question 20:

A. while improving continuity of care and early detection

B. through the improved continuity of care being detected earlier

C. by continuity of care and the early detection being improved

D. in order for continuity of care and early detection to improve

Question 21:

A.  As clinical settings maintain remote systems, hospitals come under less pressure independently

B. Without hospitals being pressured, remote systems maintain care outside clinical settings independently

C. Remote systems are maintained beyond clinical settings when hospitals pressure care delivery

D. When hospitals are under pressure, remote systems can help maintain care beyond clinical settings

Question 22:

A. in any digital health system, robust protection is of central importance

B. the central importance of robust protection in any digital health system

C. making robust protection essential in any digital health system

D. with robust protection having been essential to any digital health system