Tag: aged care

Aged care tech deadline softened as costs mount

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As the federal government approaches the deadline for providers to connect with its $150 million aged care software, an unexpected shift to phased requirements is raising questions and suppliers’...

Aged care tech under the microscope as switch looms

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Aged care providers’ technology will be examined by a government-led taskforce in preparation for major changes to systems, amid concerns some companies are under prepared for landmark reforms. The...

Experts seek support for more IoT driven aged care

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government support that helps older Australians remain in their homes and still receive care falls “woefully short” of what’s required to integrate internet-connected devices, according to a university-backed consortium....

$562m aged care tech overhaul off course from the start

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s overhaul of aged care technology was poorly planned and beset by delays as consultants and foreign software vendors were handed more than half a billion dollars....

Aged care watchdog powers up $8m Pega platform

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national aged care watchdog has tapped Pegasystems for a new case management platform in anticipation of its expanded oversight of providers from 2025, awarding the US supplier more...

Aged Care’s Salesforce upgrade $283m and rising

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Costs for a new Salesforce-based aged care software system are approaching $300 million and are set to keep climbing, with the department responsible unable to forecast a final cost...

PwC offshoot joins sprawling aged care tech work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal offshoot of disgraced consultancy PwC will be paid almost $40,000 a day for the next 15 months to assist with the Health and Aged Care department’s technology...