Careline Operations Manual
The pathway includes activity to estimate and then verify the financial benefits of using Assistive Technology so that evidence can be collected to demonstrate:
- Efficacy of Assistive Technology
- Return on investment in Careline
- Contribution towards Medium Term Financial Strategy
Practitioners are asked to provide information about how the use of AT is expected to contribute towards financial benefits at the point of referral. If Careline go ahead and install a solution then benefits tracking tool will pick up the relevant data and monitor what actual changes.
Referrers will be asked to select from one of the four following benefit categories:
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Benefit Type |
A. Use AT to enable a reduction in existing care package costs (immediately or delayed) |
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Description |
When undertaking a review, you identify a care package component that could be reduced and replaced with AT. This might be possible immediately after Careline have installed, or could be delayed by a number of weeks pending rehabilitation and/or the confidence of the individual increasing. |
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Benefit Cost Categories |
You will be asked to select the main cost category that you expect the AT to impact on (tailored to the pathway and person cohort selected). |
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Benefit Quantification |
You will be asked to quantify the expected scale of the financial benefit. |
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Benefit Type |
A. Use AT to avoid an expected increase in other care package costs (immediately or delayed) |
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Description |
When undertaking an assessment or review, you identify that you could avoid introducing or increasing a care package component by using AT as an alternative solution. This might be a short term “stop gap” solution for a few months, or a longer term solution. |
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Benefit Cost Categories |
You will be asked to select the main cost category that you expect the AT to impact on (tailored to the pathway and person cohort selected). |
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Benefit Quantification |
You will be asked to quantify the expected scale of the financial benefit. |
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Benefit Type |
A. Use AT to prevent or delay future potential care package costs (preventative) |
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Description |
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Benefit Cost Categories |
You will be asked to select the main cost category that you expect the AT to impact on (tailored to the pathway and person cohort selected). |
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Benefit Quantification |
No quantification required. |
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Benefit Type |
A. Use AT to stabilise existing care arrangements with no quantifiable financial benefit |
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Description |
You identify that AT will help to support end of life care, potential placement /carer breakdown, or safeguarding concerns. |
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Benefit Cost Categories |
You will be able to select an option or add your own reason /comment. |
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Benefit Quantification |
No quantification required. |