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New survey aims to gather info on clinical software and systems in aged care
The Aged Care Industry Technology Council (ACIITC) has initiated a range of activities to address the need for digital care standards in the sector, including a new survey.
The survey is intended to inform the ACIITC on what constitutes the scope of a clinical system in residential aged care and the possible benefits of aligning these systems to standards.
The ACIITC sees this as a critical first step within a larger body of work promoting and detailing the requirements for a standardised approach to the development, interoperability, and deployment of care software within the sector.
Who should complete this survey?
The target audience for the survey is residential aged care facilities, specifically the person overseeing the implantation of clinical software systems.
If your organisation does not offer residential aged care services, other opportunities for other service types may be available in the future.
How will the findings be used?
The outcome of this survey, along with the findings from focus groups involving national survey providers, general practitioners, and technology experts will be incorporated into an industry report for the Australian Digital Health Agency.
Approach to ethics?
The ACIITC undertakes its research based on recognised human research ethics principles, in particular, that participation in its research is a) informed b) voluntary and c) findings relating to individuals are de-identified and confidential.
This survey design acknowledges the principles enshrined in the Australian Code of Responsible Code of Research 2018.
These acknowledge the need for an “honest, ethical and conscientious research culture”.
Consent
Your participation in this research is voluntary, and you may decline to participate without risk.
While it is useful to complete in your responses to the survey, you are free to withdraw from the study at any time.
The survey will take between 10 to 20 minutes to complete and no risks are anticipated from participating in the survey.
No reports or publications drawing upon this survey will include information that could be used to identify who completed or who did not complete the survey, only aggregated data will be included in the final report to the Australian Digital Health Agency.
The survey will close Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 3 pm AEST.
To take part in the survey, click here.
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The scope of the solutions under consideration is pretty wide and shows what applications may be deployed in aged-care facilities:
· Presales (e.g., Enquiries, Quoting, Tours)
· Intake (e.g., Referrals, Assessments)
· Care Support (e.g., Rostering, Customer Portal)
· Resident Management (e.g., Care Planning, Clinical Assessment)
· Clinical Care (e.g., Care Delivery, Medications Management)
· Hospitality (e.g., Dietary and Concierge services)
· Governance Services (e.g., Compliance, Incidence Management)
What interests me in all this is, given the current stresses within the sector just where the most “bang for the buck” can be found and how many of these areas are usefully automated and have the capacity to deliver real benefit.
Obviously, in ideal and less stressed times this all makes sense but as pressures mount it may be that the time and capacity to use the systems may be exceeded, or various trade offs may be needed.
What needs to be avoided is technology deployment for its own sake rather than deployment where the value and benefit is clear.
Are there any readers who can comment on what works and what adds value at the busy coal face?
David.
Shows just how broken the standards and specifications world has become since the introduction or the PCEHR/MyHR and it’s various supporting organisations.
ReplyDeleteTo be asking those responsible for implementing clinical information systems about doing the right thing before you implement or procure or even evaluate options - rather odd thing for a body that has been around for a long long time to be asking now?
I applaud the though but seriously what has this lot been doing and what influence have the actually earned?
Astrophysicists would say that lot has been swirling around in a 'black hole'.
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