Aged care insights

A DoHAC webinar outlined how provider operational and financial data will be published on My Aged Care from Feb 2024.

After a year of AN-ACC, this blog reviews four real provider approaches to funding change and the lessons learned.

A survey of 192 providers highlights widespread challenges managing AN-ACC care minute data.

Key insights on govt webinar discussing recent changes to providers’ obligations regarding staffing.

Mandatory care minutes have created tension between occupancy, workforce costs and regulatory compliance.

Managing AN-ACC requires forecasting classes, standardising roster demand and using data to guide reclassifications.

Updates following the 5 October QFR webinar clarified changes to reporting and care minute guidance.

Mirus Industry Analysis (MIA) is a monthly video series hosted by Rob Covino, delivering timely insights on aged care trends.

Mirus Industry Analysis (MIA) is a monthly video series hosted by Rob Covino, delivering timely insights on aged care trends.

Mirus Metrics now delivers BI from a complete AN-ACC dataset, showing Medicare claims tell only part of the story.

This blog summarises key insights from DoHAC’s May webinar on the new aged care regulatory model.

Within 18 months of 1st October, every provider will receive an assessment, and this will reoccur every 3 years or at random based on risk.

From 1 October 2023, care minute targets became mandatory, with adjustments made to care minutes for each AN-ACC class.

Providers often miss the critical balance between funding and care minutes under AN-ACC.

As care minutes become mandatory, important RVU changes will also take effect on 1 October.