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Why digital resilience is becoming critical in aged care
As aged care becomes more dependent on digital systems, resilience becomes inseparable from care continuity. [ + ]
How effective are ML algorithms in ICU mortality predictions?
Testing two machine learning algorithms — extra trees and gradient boosting — a team including Australian researchers set out to find out. [ + ]
Doctors' inaugural Aged Care Report Card reveals "failures" across the sector
That hospital patient days used by people eligible and waiting for residential aged care increased more than 60% in three years was among the issues highlighted. [ + ]
Top 5 insights into why older Australians stop eating well at home
A national survey of 2496 Australians aged 65+, in-depth interviews and focus groups with 234, and a University of Sydney literature review shaped this top five. [ + ]
Could this eco-friendly antimicrobial coating curb healthcare-associated infections?
The coating, made from Queensland agricultural waste, is part of a two-year trial in the ICU of the Future at Brisbane's The Prince Charles Hospital. [ + ]
The case for proactive aged care assessments
Proactive aged care assessments have the potential to reframe aging from a series of emergencies to a manageable life stage. Here's how. [ + ]
Does frailty hold the key to early dementia diagnosis?
A study involving more than 1600 participants suggests frailty could be an important independent clinical marker to help diagnose and potentially treat dementia. [ + ]
Tiny gold particles power golden staph colour test
The rapid colour-changing test is designed to distinguish between different strains of golden staph, including those likely to be virulent and antibiotic-resistant. [ + ]
The cost of not cleaning: how to reduce infections and save money
A randomised control trial investigated the effect of improving cleaning of shared medical equipment on healthcare-associated infections. Here are the findings. [ + ]
The healthcare dog must wag the AI tail
Artificial intelligence can strengthen health care, but only when we focus on patient care rather than the shiny new AI models, Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite explains. [ + ]
Medicare Mental Health Check In — helping clinicians close the gap
A new national digital service is delivering free, evidence-based early mental health support for mild challenges, and the health workforce has a central role. [ + ]
Top 4 lessons from an ICAC NSW Health employee investigation
The NSW corruption watchdog said this investigation highlights recruitment, procurement, conflicts of interest and governance lessons for all organisations. [ + ]
Opinion: The growing risk of AI-driven self-diagnosis in breast health
A Sydney-based consultant breast surgeon outlines the risks of AI in the context of breast cancer early detection, including a message for health professionals. [ + ]
A new national approach to clinical governance
The Commission's Gillian Giles and clinical governance expert Dr Cathy Balding explain what this new guidance means for those working in Australian hospitals. [ + ]
Opinion: The debate over the government's aged care algorithm is missing the point
With heated debate underway from both sides of politics into whether to keep or scrap the aged care funding algorithm, a medical doctor weighs in with a third option. [ + ]
