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As we all go through our journey of life, at some stage we may be faced with a terminal health diagnosis. Family, friends, colleagues, health care providers may all step up to offer physical, emotional ...
COVID-19 has fostered an environment to not only continue workplace bullying and fatigue in the healthcare sector, but also exacerbate it. Poor organisation from management and fast paced shifts, many of which are monotonous and ...
No wonder isolation’s so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains Shutterstock Anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress are affecting our sleep patterns and how tired we feel. But we may be getting ...
Two days before Christmas, the Federal Government announced the specialised teams who assess senior Australians for home care will be streamlined and privatised. These changes are proposed for 2021. In the last financial year, approximately 443,000 older people were ...
In the 21st Century, the age of big data and artificial intelligence (AI), each healthcare organisation has built its own data infrastructure to support its own needs, typically involving on-premises computing and storage. Data is ...
Sole traders and small businesses providing supports and services to people with disabilities are pivotal to the NDIS – but it’s time they got the backing afforded to the bigger players. In remote areas, regional ...
If you haven’t spent some time learning about Blockchain, you really need to. Quickly! Blockchain is not to be confused with Bitcoin, rather Blockchain is the system that allows Bitcoin to be used as a ...
When I started working in a nursing home in 2014, I had very little understanding of what was required from me in providing meals in an aged care facility. I was aware that 49 residents ...
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) together called on the Federal Government to act to guarantee quality and safety in aged care now, not after the royal commission concludes. The AMA ...
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Dr. Chidananda Kamath, Experienced Business Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the aged care industry. Skilled in business planning, budgeting, operations management, quality assurance and mentoring people leaders. A strong healthcare management professional ...
Provisions within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourage hospitals to figure with their communities to improve population health. As such a large amount of things, these efforts can and may begin at home—in this case, the ...