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ACMA welcomes a new Consultant

April 4, 2011 No Comments

We are pleased to advise that Louisa Broadstock has joined our team on a part time basis. Louisa has a strong back ground in Aged Care, and will be operating as a clinical resource to our clients.  Louisa is well known and respected within the industry and we are confident that she will bring new ...

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ACMA Appointed Nurse Advisor To Kings Park Aged Care

September 8, 2010 No Comments

ACMA was appointed as Nurse Advisor to Kings Park Care Service in December 2011.  This Facility had been Sanctioned with 24 non compliance and had areas of Serious Risk.    The Approved Provider made the decision to close the service following the notification of serious risk. The service was closed on the 5th of january 2012 ...

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Coroners review of use of ‘Bed Poles’ subsequent to resident deaths

June 13, 2010 No Comments

SA Coroner has ruled on the use of ‘Bed Poles’ following the deaths of 2 residents in residential aged care

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ACMA Announces Key Service Changes

May 29, 2010 No Comments

ACMA is pleased to announce a new ‘Key Services’ is now available to clients. Due Dilligence Assessments This service is available to organizations seeking to purchase or take over management of existing services. ACMA will under take pre-purchase assessment of current funding levels and identify opportunities to increase income in either capital or operating areas; examine operating expenditure ...

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A combined approach to assessment achieves 1.8 Million outcome

April 16, 2010 No Comments

ACFI claiming can be grossly undermanaged, and cost organizations significant amounts of income. Good clinical governance is essential to ensuring care is provided, and that ACFI claims can be supported.  Also critical to maximizing ACFI claims is having a Physiothreapist that understands pain management in aged care. ACMA have completed over 1000 ACFI reviews across ...

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ACMA Completes ACFI review

April 16, 2010 No Comments

ACMA is gaining momentum in reviewing and securing ACFI income.  The relationship of ACFI to clinical governance outcomes and physio assessment combine to make claiming more effective is critical to maximizing ACFI income. ACMA have achieved a sustainable $ 1.8 m increase in ACFI funding for one client after a 4 week investment in organizational review focusing ...

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ACMA News List

March 14, 2010 No Comments

Following our recent review of ACFI’s and ACFI process with a ‘for profit’ organization in Brisbane, ACMA was able to identify $1.4m of unclaimed income based on the current resident population. This was achieved not just by examining ACFI claims, but by looking at all of the organisations clinical governance systems. Current ACFI education has focused ...

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ACMA Develops New Modified Gap Analysis Process

Over the past 6 months, ACMA consultants have been developing a modified gap analysis process. This process will allow...

ACMA welcomes a new Consultant

We are pleased to advise that Louisa Broadstock has joined our team on a part time basis. Louisa has...

It is widely accepted that Board Members should not and do not involve themselves in the day to day operational management of aged care services (or any other business operation for that matter), but is this to say that boards should not understand the risks associated with the provision of care services.

Over the past two decades the face of aged care in Australia has changed dramatically. In the early to...

ACMA Appointed Nurse Advisor To Kings Park Aged Care

ACMA was appointed as Nurse Advisor to Kings Park Care Service in December 2011.  This Facility had been Sanctioned with...

Coroners review of use of ‘Bed Poles’ subsequent to resident deaths

SA Coroner has ruled on the use of 'Bed Poles' following the deaths of 2 residents in residential aged...

ACMA Announces Key Service Changes

ACMA is pleased to announce a new ‘Key Services’ is now available to clients. Due Dilligence Assessments This service is available to...

A combined approach to assessment achieves 1.8 Million outcome

ACFI claiming can be grossly undermanaged, and cost organizations significant amounts of income. Good clinical governance is essential to...

ACMA Completes ACFI review

ACMA is gaining momentum in reviewing and securing ACFI income.  The relationship of ACFI to clinical governance outcomes and...

Services

  Current and Past Clients ACMA has provided services to the following Aged Care Providers and services. Whyalla Aged Care Services Anglicare SA Murroona...

ACMA News List

Following our recent review of ACFI’s and ACFI process with a ‘for profit’ organization in Brisbane, ACMA was able to...