Standardised data sharing is vital to connected and coordinated care across the aged care sector, according to a new report from CSIRO's Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC).
The Australian aged care data landscape: Gaps, opportunities and future directions report identifies key priorities for the sector including improving the interoperability of systems by promoting common data languages and developing a co-ordinated, national approach to support data access and use.
In discussions with care recipients and care givers, we found that care recipients needed to share details of their care repeatedly because data exchange between their service providers is limited. Difficulties accessing data was also a problem for GPs and allied health professionals when providing care, according to interviews conducted by the researchers.
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