You can now register for the Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit, set for June 14-16, 2020, in Washington, DC. See why we think you should!
This month, we also share CAST Commissioners’ technology policy priorities, the latest research on smart speakers and new hearing technologies, and news of tech startups addressing social determinants of health. You’ll learn how to implement a robust Wi-Fi system and design products that older adults will use and love. Let’s get started.
Registration Now Open for Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit
As health and payment reforms transform the way we all do business, your success depends on how well you integrate technology into your operations. CAST can help! Attend the Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit, June 14-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C., to gain key insights from industry leaders and abundant networking.
This year’s theme is “Technology Integrating Pre-Acute and LTPAC Services into the Healthcare and Payment Ecosystems.” The Summit will feature several real-world cross-sector applications of interoperability, health information exchange, care coordination, and data analytics technologies. It will also explore the role of venture capital in shaping innovations in the Collaborative Care Eco-System.
You’ll take away invaluable learnings from the sector’s premier health IT conference whether you are a long-term and post-acute care provider, acute care provider, payer, or technology vendor, business, or consultant. Learn more about the upcoming Summit. Register today!
CAST Commission Technology Town Hall Meeting Shaped Policy Priorities
During the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO held Oct. 27-30, 2019, in San Diego, CA, the
CAST Commission held a Technology Policy Town Hall focusing on the legislative and regulatory challenges of adopting technologies. The goal was to identify a robust and inclusive policy agenda for technology in aging services, and the discussion helped shape LeadingAge’s 2020 Technology and Telehealth Policy Priorities.
Read on to see the key takeaways, including these: having access to affordable broadband internet, adopting an electronic health record system and making healthcare data interoperable, removing barriers to expanding telehealth and telemedicine, and more.
The Power of Smart Speakers
Learn how smart speakers in healthcare settings are empowering patients and easing workflows for clinicians and caretakers, from Christine Holloway, vice president of CAST Business Associate CDW Healthcare.
The article refers to research presented at the 2019 LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO, which shows how smart speakers have reduced residents’ depression. It also addresses privacy concerns, with a link to “Opportunities, and Risks, with New Smart Voice Technology in Senior Living” from LeadingAge CAST Supporter BlueOrange Compliance and LeadingAge CAST.
Data Is the Driver
Did you know that there is continued pressure on tech companies to beef up wireless bandwidth, particularly in rural areas? I shared this development in a recent McKnight’s Senior Living article. “Focus On: Tech innovation driven by data rather than devices” notes that data are driving not only innovation, but also everything from organizational strategy to medical care. I shared my prediction that telehealth will see a resurgence in 2020 thanks to public and private pressures to reduce costs and increase critical access for seniors.
New Hearing Tech Engages Older Adults in Events
A new study of group listening systems shows that wireless headphones may reduce social isolation by engaging older adults at events. Explore this case study from the Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing.
Tech Startups Address Social Determinants of Health
As efforts to improve social determinants of health become more data driven, they are catching the attention of technology startups. Learn how new tech companies are collaborating with public and private entities to find solutions.
How to Truly Design for Older Adults
Designing a product for older adults? An insightful Marker article suggests ways to fully rethink your approach, not just change your font size, so that your product fully meets the needs of an older demographic.
CAST Members in the News
Please join me in congratulating two new CAST sponsors, and a few new associates, as well as other sponsors honored for market achievements, effective new technology, and expanded partnerships.
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