ITAC 2022: pivotal year for digital health in aged care

2022 represents a pivotal year in IT for aged care as the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety come to fruition, federal funds finally flow for investment in IT systems to improve care provision in residential aged care, and a new government elected with promises to save the sector through massive increases in the workforce.

There has also been real progress in terms of standardisation of aged care data requirements and software solutions through the Australian Digital Health Agency, the Digital Health CRC and the Aged Care Industry IT Council (ACIITC), and a new emphasis on digitising the sector from the Department of Health.