IT offers way to better aged-care practice
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2006-ss-san079.htm
29 August 2006
SS079/06
The Commonwealth Government is looking to the Internet to drive
improvements in the quality and delivery of aged-care services
nationwide, the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, said today.
“There is a need to continue improving clinical practice in aged care,
and the Internet can provide a means by which best-practice tools and
information can be made available to professionals in the area,” Senator
Santoro said.
The Minister was announcing the Howard Government’s agreement for the
Joanna Briggs Institute to develop and maintain online clinical
resources for the aged-care sector, at a cost of almost $1.1 million
over the next two years.
See: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php
“Health professionals, aged-care providers and others involved in the
care of older Australians will benefit from using evidence-based
practice to provide better care to older patients and aged-care
residents,” Senator Santoro said.
“Providing a readily available online reference point will make it
easier for aged-care workers to identify clinical aged-care solutions
that are based on the best available research.
“Increasing opportunities for people to access clinical evidence can
lead to better care and health outcomes. It will also reduce variability
in clinical aged-care practice throughout Australia and assist the
safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care.”
Senator Santoro said he was pleased that the Joanna Briggs Institute
would be carrying out the project.
“The institute has a strong reputation in evidence-based clinical
decision support and practice improvement, and has done much to promote
best-practice across the health sector. The institute already
administers the aged-care clinical fellowships funded by the Howard
Government, another example of its commitment to improving care for
older Australians.”
Under the agreement, the institute will develop online resources which
will include a database of evidence summaries and will provide
information sheets, best-practice guides, and database tools to help
users apply evidence-based practice.
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