Greens push for human override in aged care assessment after ombudsman’s scathing report into algorithm tool
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Investigation recommends government changes legislation so staff assessing people for home support packages can correct the outcome Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens leader, David Shoebridge, has used a scathing report from the commonwealth ombudsman to press the government to use the last two sitting weeks of parliament to restore human override to its “unfair” aged care assessment tool. The 104-page ombudsman report , published on Monday, recommends the government change legislation so that aged care workers assessing older Australians for home support packages can amend the outcome when the algorithm-driven assessment tool makes an incorrect decision on funding. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
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Investigation recommends government changes legislation so staff assessing people for home support packages can correct the outcome Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens leader, David Shoebridge, has used…
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