Community care providers to publish pricing
Community care providers will soon be required to publish their pricing schedules on the My Aged Care website.
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Transition period begins for Aged Care Quality Standards
The transition period to the new Aged Care Quality Standards has begun, which will replace the current Accreditation Standards and Home Care Standards from 1 July 2019.
Read more >NDIS providers subject to code of conduct
Residential aged care providers with residents who are National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants will be subject to a new NDIS Code of Conduct.
Read more >Government releases new funding rates
Rate changes to the Department of Health’s Home Care and Residential Aged Care Subsidies and Supplements came into effect on 1 July 2018.
Read more >ACFI module saves Sapphire Care 60 hours per month in administration
Sapphire Care’s General Manager – Funding, Stanika Rjazancew, explains how the new ACFI module in Clinical and Care Management software provided Sapphire Care with the transparency to manage ACFI seamlessly. Stanika explained, “By having all our ACFI information within the software, we have streamlined our processes…saving over 60 hours each month in administration task associated with funding management.”
Read more >Clinical software compatible with My Health Record
Telstra Health’s residential aged care software, Clinical and Care Management, is compatible with the My Health Record system. When our My Health Record module is configured, users can validate Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) numbers, view documents and create event and shared health summary details.
Read more >Report looks at aged care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
A report into gaps in the aged care system for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has explored ways to better embed cultural safety in mainstream care, and expand specialist targeted services.
Read more >Rural providers to get ACAR preference
The Federal Government has announced that special consideration will be given to rural and remote providers applying for Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) places.
Read more >Transparency a key initiative for providers
The Aged Care Guild has announced that eight of Australia’s largest aged care providers will publish quarterly Consumer Experience Report (CER) evaluations of their facilities.
Read more >My Health Record opt-out period announced
The My Health Record opt-out period has been announced as 16 July to 15 October 2018, enabling Australians to opt-out before their digital health record is automatically created.
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