Aged care
With an ageing population, Australia's need for digital health has never been greater.
Population projections for Australia suggest that there will be four million people aged between 65–84 years by 2022 with rapid acceleration of some age groups (over 65 and over 85) in the next ten years.
Support and care for older Australians is currently either provided through the residential aged care sector or by community-based service providers in the home. The use of technology in these environments can have a meaningful impact on the quality of care.
Getting started
My Health Record
myhealthrecord.gov.auElectronic prescribing
Electronic prescribingTelehealth
TelehealthMore digital health tools
Initiatives and programsEducation and training
Online training
My Health Record: Access via the National Provider Portal (NPP)
training.digitalhealth.gov.auMy Health Record: Mental health toolkits
myhealthrecord.gov.auMy Health Record software simulator (On-demand training)
On-demand training
My Health Record software simulator
https://onlinetraining.digitalhealth.gov.au/portal/webclient/index.html?userNam…Healthcare professionals can now simulate use of the digital health functionality in their software.
The My Health Record software simulator tile (above) will direct you to a login screen.
- The username is 'OnDemandTrainingUser' and should be completed for you, however you will be required to enter a password to access the session.
- The password is 'TrainMe'. Please note this password is case sensitive.
The following software vendors and products offer training and support for aged care:
| Communicare |
Additional resources
Digital health: Podcasts
PodcastsDigital innovation: CareMonitor
Innovation Challenge winner: CareMonitorDigital health: Education and training request form
Education and training request formDigital health: Events and webinars
digitalhealth.gov.auIndustry newsroom
28 April 2020
Communicating the benefits of connected healthcare
Communicating the benefits of connected healthcare27 July 2018
Residential aged care gets connected through My Health Record
Residential aged care gets connected through My Health Record1 February 2018