Resident benefits RACF benefits - RES-e-CARE · telemedicine, telehealth and e-Healthcare....
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Bringing Telehealth to Residential Aged Care Facilities
Resident benefits• Providesaccesstohighqualityspecialistsusing telehealth
• Reducesneedforinconvenienttravel
• Supportsongoingrelationshipwithageriatrician
• Providescustomisedcarebyateamofspecialists,GPs and RACF staff.
GP benefits• Permitseasyaccesstoageriatricianandfuturespecialistpanel
• Sharesresponsibilityforresidentcare
• Simplifiesprogramofgeriatriccarewithoutnegativelyimpactingonbillingcapacity
• Maintainsclinicalrelationshipwiththepatient
• Supportsskillacquisitionandspecialisationinthegeriatricfield
• Reducesrequirementforheavyvisitationschedule.
Geriatrician benefits• Remunerationatleastequivalenttootherpracticeenvironments
• Caseloadincludesanaverageofonecomprehensiveassessmentperweek
• State-of-the-artvirtualclinicwithvideoconferencingsolutionswithaprovencapacitytohostclinicalconsultations
• Partofaresearchprogramimprovingagedcareservices.
Contact UsRES-e-CARE
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RACF benefits• Accesstohighqualityspecialists
• Participationinacollaborativecarenetwork
• Useofpurposedesignedonlineclinicalsoftwareand support tools
• Accesstoasystemofcarebasedoncomprehensivegeriatricassessments
• Establishmentofstrongclinicalrelationshipswithhealth professionals
• EnhancementofACFIprocesses
• Reductionintransportationandsupervisorycostsassociatedwithoff-siteconsultations
• Provisionofstructuredcareplanning
• Recognitionasasupplierofhighlevelspecialistcare.
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Innovations in Geriatric Clinical CareResidentsinagedcarefacilitieswillsoonbenefitfromspecialistgeriatrictelehealthservices.Thefederalgovernmentsupportsinitiativesthatprovidekeyclinicalservicesusingtelehealth.TheUniversityofQueenslandiscoordinatingaservicemodelthatsupportscomprehensivegeriatrictelehealthassessmentsusingvideoconferencing.
The CHRS's CentreforOnlineHealth(COH)andTheAgeing and Geriatric Medicine Program,havetestedtheuseofhighdefinitionmobilewirelessvideoconsultationsbetweenspecialistsandResidentialAgedCareFacilities(RACFs),andhavedevelopedprotocolstosupportgeriatriccareusingtelehealth.
RES-e-CAREprovidesregulargeriatricconsultationswithparticipatingRACFs,whichisfullysupportedbypurposebuiltvideoconferencingstudios,high-qualityelectronicdatasystemsandclinicalsupportstaff trained in telehealth. RES-e-CARE addresses the needs of geriatricians,general practitionersand RACF staff.
Clinical Arrangements RES-e-CARE is designed toenhance,support andsimplifyclinicalcareof residents in RACFs.
RES-e-CARE offers:
• Clinicalsupportbyageriatrician
- comprehensivegeriatricassessments
- caseconferencing
- healthcaremanagement
- advancedcareplanning
• Weeklyorfortnightlytelehealthconsultationsessions
• On-siteconsultations
• Schedulingandreportingprocesses
• Trainingandsupportforon-sitenurseassessorstopreparecases
• FacilitationofprofessionalrelationshipsbetweenGPs,nursingstaff,specialistsandalliedhealthprofessionals
• Accesstoclinicaldecisionsupportsoftwaresystems.
Service DevelopmentFutureserviceenhancementsincludethecreationofatelehealthspecialistpanelintroducingmedicalspecialistslikepsychiatrists,dermatologists,cardiologistsandendocrinologistsintoresidentialagedcarefacilities.Alliedhealthprofessionalssuchasspeechpathologists,occupationaltherapistsandphysiotherapistswillalsoofferservicesin RES-e-CARE.
The Ageing and Geriatric Medicine ProgramTheAgeing and Geriatric Medicine Program, part of the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR), isamongthemostsuccessfulgeriatricmedicineresearchorganisationsinAustralia.Establishedin2002 (as The Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine),ithasdevelopedareputationforinnovativesystemsofcare,informationtechnologyandtelemedicinetoadvanceaccessandqualityofspecialistagedcareservices.ItishometotheAustralianinterRAICoordinatingCentre.
Centre for Online HealthTheCentreforOnlineHealth(COH)isrecognisedinternationallyforitsroleinresearch,servicedeliveryandeducationandtraininginthefieldsoftelemedicine,telehealthande-Healthcare. Establishedin1999,COH’sprimaryresearchexaminesthefeasibility,efficacy,clinicaleffectivenessandeconomicsoftelehealthandtelemedicineinavarietyofsettings. Italsoactsasaclinicalcoordinatoroftelemedicineservices.
ServiceRES-e-CAREoffersafullyinclusiveservice,featuringcustomisedtelehealthequipment,remotemonitoringandtechnicalsupport.ItalsoprovidestheclinicalcoordinationofgeriatriciansandothercliniciansfordeliveringtelehealthconsultationstoRACFs.