ACCPA welcomes the development of the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy (the Strategy).

We are pleased that the previous two documents, the Data Strategy developed by the Australian Institute Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Digital Strategy developed by the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), have now been combined into one document. This is logical given the two issues are interconnected (digital health not only supports connected care, but also helps address aged care data gaps) and should not be addressed in isolation.

It will also likely reduce the potential confusion among providers during the implementation stage that may otherwise have occurred if there were two separate strategies with similar intended outcomes.