The Future of Technology in Community and Aged Care Michael Boyce
Telstra Unrestricted Community & Aged Care Sector Key Trends & Issues Links between Health & Aged Care Systems AGEING Population Consumer Empowerment Home Care packages projected to increase from 60k in 2017 to over Over 85s growing from 420k to 1.2M by 2020 by k Consumer directed care in aged & disabilities sectors Competition means more focus on cost and quality Elderly patients re-admitted to hospital within a month! 20% Average aged care resident has 9 Medications LASA Presentation | Telstra Health |
Telstra Unrestricted LASA Presentation | Telstra Health | Aged Care a linked continuum Source: Aged Care Capability Report. Austrade. August 2013.
Telstra Unrestricted Ontario Telemedicine Network results from home health monitoring, combined with remote care coordination LASA Presentation | Telstra Health | Better Care in the Home Enabling People to Stay at Home for Longer 60% Reduction in hospitalisations 70% reduction in Emergency Department visits A study of 813 people with Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease found that for every $1 invested in telemedicine, $5 in hospital costs were avoided ” “
Telstra Unrestricted LASA Presentation | Telstra Health | Improving Community Care efficiency through better systems Efficient Rostering of Staff Route Optimisation
Telstra Unrestricted LASA Presentation | Telstra Health | Better links between health and aged care: Improved Medication Management Aged care facility GP Pharmacy Single medication chart GP updates e-medication chart Facility administers based on e-medication chart Pharmacy dispenses from e-medication chart From handwritten medication charts…. …. To a single shared medication record
Telstra Unrestricted Better links between Health and Aged Care: Telehealth in Residential Aged Care US telehealth company Teladoc does 11,600 telehealth medical consultations per month LASA Presentation | Telstra Health | Aged care residents see GPs an average of 14 times a year; this is both inconvenient for the GP and disruptive for the patient
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