A curated resource centre full of up to date articles and blogs, helping individuals, families and end-of-life specialists to create a quality end-of-life journey.
It’s clear there is growing momentum around data, dignity and decision-making at the end of life. And most exciting of all, there’s a convergence happening—of policy, funding, legislation and digital innovation, writes TouchstoneLife Care CEO Dr Merran Cooper.
Ambulance ramping cases have been described as the “canaries in the healthcare coalmine”, with escalating pressures on hospitals exposed by delays in the transfer of patients into emergency departments.
Data matters. At Touchstone, our digital advance care planning platform is a unique repository of de-identified data on the end-of-life wishes of Australians.
Touchstone founder CEO Dr Merran Cooper became emotional when she appeared at the Senate Inquiry into the new Aged Care Bill and spoke about some of the difficult moments she faced as a hospital physician when advance care plans were unavailable.
Touchstone Life Care has called for the Commonwealth Government’s new Aged Care Act to mandate the use of digital advance care planning in its latest submission.
The digital transformation of aged care is a significant cultural change that requires careful consideration and collaboration.
The Wicking Trust has allocated $85,000 to Touchstone Life Care and Whiddon aged care to deliver digital advance care plans (ACPs) to 1,600 aged care residents.
Australia’s first fully digital Advance Care Plan (ACP) platform, Touchstone Life Care, has today signed a landmark Partner Agreement with Telstra Health for improving end-of-life quality of care.
Improving end-of-life care is a crucial aspect of healthcare, and advance care directives (ACDs) play a vital role in guiding end-of-life care decisions.
Touchstone Life Care was pleased to sponsor the DCM Institute’s Village Summit in 2023, with events held in Melbourne, Sydney,
Palliative care specialist, Jane Fischer, explains how using Touchstone Life Care’s digital advance care planning can optimise care outcomes.
Many will understand the frustrating nature of having to repeat their ‘health story” over and over again to doctors and health providers in different health care settings…
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