Resources

A report by the Consumers Health Forum Australia that presents recommendations on the implementation of Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy. Based on the round table discussions of consumer advocates, health care providers, clinicians, academics, industry, government and policy experts from across Australia. 

An Australian Government - Australian Digital Health Agency report presenting the priority actions that are required in order to effectively build digital health capability across the health workforce, including those in aged care, to respond to the needs of consumers now and in the future. 

An Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (ACIITC) discussion paper summarises the key findings and trends arising from the survey, case studies, expert interviews and environmental scan relating to digital maturity and readiness for innovation and technological change. 

An Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (ACIITC) paper discussing an overview of key recent technological changes, technologies supporting positive ageing and independent living and technologies supporting and enhancing the care of older people.

An Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (ACIITC) report covering what drives technology in aged care, recent technological changes, types of technologies used in aged care supporting positive ageing and living independently and those that support the care of older people, and the barriers in the adoption of technology in aged care. 

A report by PainChek and VCare focusing on ways to enable best practice processes in implementing new technologies in aged care. Covers considerations of interoperability, support for staff, and how technologies might play a greater role in accreditation and compliance processes. (Free but registration required for full access to report.)

This report written by Swinburne University of Technology discusses the development, implementation and evaluation of a digital health intervention for the aged care sector. 

A report by the Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland that discusses the residential aged care facility (RACF) quality indicators as part of a minimum data set to measure and report the quality of care in RACF, and enable participation in benchmarking activities.

This report by the Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland, describes a project that aims to show that residential aged care data, collected and used for assessment and care planning, can be usefully re-purposed if collected in a reliable and standard format. 

The Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (ACIITC) report discusses the findings of the assessment of digital maturity (adaptation by organisations to function effectively in a digital environment) of the aged care sector from all sources and stakeholders' perspectives.