Healthcare Access in Australia: An Op-Ed for Business Students

This assignment is an Op-Ed (opinion-editorial) piece written by a student of a Diploma in Business Information Systems, addressing the lack of access to medical assistance and healthcare in some parts of Australia. The author highlights the inequity faced by Aboriginals and minority groups, emphasizing the principles of common good and human dignity, and the importance of treating everyone equally and ensuring equitable resource distribution. The student suggests that their degree program provides them with the skills to develop applications, analyze data, and contribute to solving this issue. They propose creating applications to identify critical areas, conduct research, and leverage information technology to improve healthcare access. The Op-Ed references Etzioni's work on the common good and Hume's views on human dignity, emphasizing the role of individuals and organizations in making society a better place. The paper explores how business information systems can be used to address the challenges of healthcare equity.

Running head: OPINION EDITORIAL
OPINION EDITORIAL
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author note:

1OPINION EDITORIAL
Topic: Lack of access to medical assistance or health care in some parts of Australia
A large portion of the Australia is deprived of the healthcare facilities in Australia. There are
certainly individuals and organizations that are working towards this specific problem however it
is an individual responsibility as well in order to make the society a better place for everyone. As
a student studying diploma in business information system one certainly feel get the scope for
taking initiative in order to reduce or eliminate the issue.
Australia is one of best nation that provides healthcare to its citizen. The nation have ranked
second worldwide in healthcare facilities. However, along with the position of second best in
healthcare across the globe, it is also one of the prominent countries that have equity in
healthcare. The issue of health equity is only inclusive if aboriginals and minority groups. They
are faced with several challenges that make them socio-economically backward. Hence, reaching
healthcare facilities as well become difficult for them.
According to the principle of the common good, human person is and ought to be the principle,
the subject and the end of all social institution. In social life every aspect must be related to and
stems from the dignity, unity and equality of all people. These principles convey that there is a
responsibility on every individual of treating every person equally. Also, it is the responsibility
of every person to ensure the resources are equally distributed (Etzioni 2014). Although
aboriginals are socio-economically backwards, they are equally deserving of respect, resources
and dignity. Therefore, it is important they are helped and provided with benefices in order to
hold equal position in every aspect of social life. The scripture gives clear idea that each and
every person is made in the image and likeliness of God. It is the main source of believe for the
in the inviolable and inherent dignity of the human person (Hume 2015).

2OPINION EDITORIAL
There are several ways an student of business information technology can contribute through
their knowledge along with restoring human dignity in the society. Although the degree is to
some extent computer based it still gives a powerful position. The degree teaches a person to
excel in several field including application analyst, data analyst, cyber security analyst, database
administrator, IT consultant, IT technical supporter.
As a student of this specific degree, one can develop application which would make the entire
process easier to carry out a program making healthcare accessed by everyone. Creating different
application for different issues that are the root cause of healthcare equity issue can help in
getting the macro picture of the issues. This will help the people and the organization working on
the problem to identify the critical areas. Also, the degree makes a student professional in many
areas as discussed above. A data analyst can help in analyzing the issues faced by the aboriginals
specifically and carry out researches on the basis of that. This would provide insights to the
issues. Majority of organizations rely on design, implementation and management of information
technology.
As discussed above, a large portion of the Australia is deprived of the healthcare facilities in
Australia. There are certainly individuals and organizations that are working towards this
specific problem however it is an individual responsibility as well in order to make the society a
better place for everyone.

3OPINION EDITORIAL
References:
Etzioni, A., 2014. Common good. The encyclopedia of political thought, pp.603-610.
Hume, D., 2015. Of the dignity or meanness of human nature(Vol. 1). Library of Alexandria.