National survey on IT implementation

In a new nationwide survey, KM Group and HISA have unearthed some interesting insights on IT implementation in aged care, including:

• Types of applications implemented
• Factors impacting project success / failure
• Budget, time and quality - expectations vs outcomes
  
• Lessons learned

Care Planning - a hot new space

By far, the most popular area for IT expenditure is Care Planning Tools (including assessment and decision support) - almost 60% of respondents investing here in the past 18 months. Second and third were Document Management (35%) and Bed Management (30%) respectively.

Strong outlook for aged care IT expenditure 

Over 85% of respondents answered 'likely', 'very likely' or 'extremely likely' to undertake further IT implementation in the medium-term. Many expressed confidence in IT and it's ability to generate ROI in aged care, while some indicated pressure from external stakeholders as a key motivation for investment.

Full report in January's IT:informer

See January's edition of the IT:informer for comprehensive results, insights and discussion.