The Federal governments MyAgedCare Gateway is the cornerstone of the Living Longer, Living Better consumer directed aged care strategy. Healthdirect Australia has responsibility for the development of the gateway, including the call centre and the web portal.
A massive task, starting from scratch, not only does the infrastructure need to be designed and built but also has to be clinically assessed for compliance. For instance the contact service estimates they will receive 2.2 million calls over three years plus 1.2 million inbound and outbound emails.
Aged care operators are progressively adding content to the website myagedcare.gov.au.
Healthdirect has formed an Editorial Committee of external experts to provide advice on the strategic direction of the digital services plus clinical oversight of content. villages.com.au Publisher, Christopher Baynes, has been invited to join the committee. Other members include:
Professor Enrico Coiera MB. BS. PhD
Professor Malcolm Fisher AO MBChB MD FANZCA FCCM FRCA
Professor Chris Del Mar BSc., MA, MB, BChir, MD, FRACGP,FAFPHM
The Committee also has oversight of other Healthdirect web sites including:
HealthInsite
Mindhealthconnect
Pregnancy Birth and Baby
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