IT for Aged Care Providers: A Step by Step Guide
This guide has been developed with the aim at giving aged care providers information to help them make the most of computer technology – what is available, how to get computers to work as an effective business tool, demystifying modern terminology and how to go about practical issues like purchasing IT equipment, staff training and support.
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The accompanying video entitled IT Innovation in Aged Care is also available for download.
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This guide has been prepared for the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) by Opticon Australia. The opinions, advice and information contained in this publication are provided solely for informational purposes and they do not constitute professional, commercial or technical advice. While information contained in this publication has been formulated in good faith, the contents do not take into account all the factors which need to be considered before putting the information into practice. Accordingly, no person should rely on anything contained herein as a substitute for specific advice.By clicking on any of the links in the online version of this guide or entering the URL in your browser, you may be leaving the DoHA web site and/or will be directed to a third party’s web site. You should respect the intellectual property rights on that web site. The Commonwealth of Australia does not endorse a third party linked web site, nor guarantee the accuracy or currency of any information contained on a third party linked web site. To access the online version of this manual, click on the at www.health.gov.au/.
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Copyright notice
ISBN: 1-74186-677-4Online ISBN: 1-74186-678-2
Publications Approval Number: P3-4197
(c) Commonwealth of Australia 2008
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney-General's Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca
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