ICT systems planned for elderly and GUM services

By Lloyd Mudiwa. The HSE is planning two ICT systems on a nationwide scale, including one meant to buttress the development of its Services for Older People identified by Government as a priority action for 2013 in ‘Future Health’ (November 2012), and the Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) services. The implementation project from 2013-2016 of the Single Assessment Tool (SAT), which using parts of the existing interRAI suite, together with a carer assessment developed with the interRAI consortium, will result in process changes to enable improved outcomes for older persons and a wider transformation of services. The implementation of an SAT will…