In Case You Missed It – Below are links to recent articles on Aged Care and Healthcare that may be of interest.

Healthcare IT News:

Ditch paper records, transition to integrated EHRs, improve patient data and embrace MyHR, study into Victorian hospitals says

“Alexa, call a nurse.” Special Report: AI voice assistants are infiltrating US healthcare with early success

Legal advice for healthcare as the notifiable data breach scheme is set to take force

Victoria to link public health patient data across the state with new tech investment

Australian Ageing Agenda:

Quality and funding dominate aged care agenda

Allow aged care residents to keep pets: welfare groups

Cameras in aged care bedrooms: providers warned of legal issues

Breaking the loneliness cycle in aged care

Studies to tackle superbugs in aged care

Providers back new quality body for aged care

Governments work on elder abuse plan

Simulation training helps staff manage challenging behaviours, study finds

Aged Care Guide:

Seniors and shy cat proving to be a purr-fect combination

Survey shows serious shortage for aged care respite

Other:

HCM – Stopping Elder Abuse: Attorney-General Announces National Plan To Address The “Critical Issue”

ITNews – How to opt out of Australia’s e-health record scheme