Issue 2
There are many benefits espoused about implementing an eHealth solution on a national, industry and organisational level. For aged care providers, iCare has established a
criteria, and we strongly advise that any proposed benefits be matched off against the following three critical needs:
1. Does it reduce operating costs and increase workplace efficiency?
2. Does it increase the broad based access to healthcare information?
3. Does it improve the health outcomes for aged care recipients?
If all of these three needs can be ticked off, you are well on your way to exploring the possibilities of an eHealth system.
Chris Gray - Managing Director, iCare
Your View -
Catholic Care - Donna Clucas, Project Manager
My view of eHealth is that it is a more effective method of communicating residents needs within an aged care organisation and, if applicable, extending that communication to other health
professionals in the acute care sector. eHealth provides a comprehensive and integrated resident health record that ultimately provides better care to our residents and time saving for our staff.
eHealth has afforded our organisation an integrated approach to resident care, the ability to provide a consistent approach to care needs and assessment across our organisation, more time
“on the floor” to care for our residents, reduction in paper costs and printing, the ability to benchmark across facilities and the added benefit of “training our staff in computer skills and
proficiencies.
I would like to see future initiatives include access (remote) for allied and medical staff to the health record, further abilities to assess and audit clinical indicators, staff performance etc,
and further linkages with HR abilities and financial software.
FAQ's -
Has Microsoft support for SQL Server 2000 ended?
Microsoft has a Support Lifecycle policy which provides consistent and predictable guidelines for product support availability when a product releases and throughout that product’s life. By understanding the
product support available, customers are better able to maximise the management of their IT investments and strategically plan for a successful IT future.
For those with projects utilising SQL Server 2000, Microsoft issued End of Life dates for support. Mainstream Support (“free” support) ended April 8, 2008. Microsoft is offering Extended Support
until April 9, 2013. This includes: paid support, security update support at no additional cost and non-security related hotfix support which requires a separate Extended Hotfix Support Agreement
to be purchased (per-fix fees also apply).
For more information please visit:
Microsoft Support Lifecycle:
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/
MS SQL 2000 Lifecycle:
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&p1=2852&x=9&y=11
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