Table 1 Reported use of paper and IT for different information exchanges by RACF managers
Facility 1 | Facility 2 | Facility 3 | Facility 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monitoring of resident care tasks | NA | Mostly computers | Mostly computers | Nearly paperless |
Nursing information e.g. care plans | Nearly Paperless | Paperless and communicate with computers | Mostly computers | Paperless and communicate with computers |
Internal communication | NA | Mostly computers | Starting to use computers | Mostly computers |
Communication with GP | Starting to use computers | Starting to use computers | All paper | All paper |
Communication with pharmacy | All paper | All paper | All paper | Starting to use computers |
Communication with allied health | All paper | Starting to use computers | Mostly computers | Paperless and communicate with computers |
Finance and administration | Nearly paperless | Starting to use computers | Mostly computers | Mostly computers |
Overall documentation system | Mostly computers | Mostly computers | Mainly paper (starting to use computers) | Nearly paperless |