LeadingAge CAST convened the Long Term & Post Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT Summit for the first time June 24-26, 2018, in Washington, DC. This was the summit’s 14th year. We’d like to share important learnings from it. These include the need for collaboration to improve healthcare plus a step toward interoperability, the new Data Element Library from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
This month, we also announce updates to the CAST Medication Management Selection Tool and review a LeadingAge research snapshot that provides support for person-centered care in nursing homes.
Our July FutureCAST executive series interviews feature Frances A. Ayalasomayajula from HP, a LeadingAge CAST Supporter, and Brandy Stefanco, of CAST Patron Jewish Home Family. Finally, we will explore the benefits of passive monitoring, personalized alerts, and measuring presence, as well as member news from CAST Supporter It’s Never 2 Late®.
CAST-Led LTPAC Health IT Summit Highlighted Need to Collaborate
We hope you were able to attend the 14th LTPAC Health IT Summit last month in Washington, DC, and took away valuable learnings. We convened the summit for the first time this year and expanded its scope to include a wide range of industry players—LTPAC providers, acute care providers, payers, health IT vendors, health information exchange intermediaries, consultants, system integrators, and solution providers.
“Technology Connecting the Healthcare Eco-System” explored new opportunities in the era of health and payment reforms and provided important networking opportunities.
One key takeaway was that collaborating with others in the industry, including acute care providers, payers, and their health IT vendors, can help meet consumer demand for person-centered care. See what speakers had to say, including LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan and speaker John Derr, a co-founder of the LTPAC Health IT Collaborative.
LTC Management, which advances innovative thinking for the long-term care physician, shared impressions from the summit, including thoughts on CMS efforts to align quality initiatives, the lack of funding to develop interoperability, the role that LTPAC medical professionals should play in a risk-based environment, and an HIE that gives its subscribers easy-to-identify benefits.
LeadingAge Magazine also featured several articles building on the summit and its content:
- A Vision Column, “Cognitive Computing and Social Determinants of Care,” featuring an exclusive interview with Judy Murphy, Chief Nursing Officer at IBM, who gave us an outstanding Technology Innovations Keynote on this topic.
- “Technology for Integrated Services,” featuring an interview with Nicole Fallon, LeadingAge’s vice president for health policy and integrated services, who briefly presented with me on the topic and discussed potential demonstration concepts with the audience at the summit’s Closing Town Hall.
- An interview where I shared my impressions from the summit, entitled “LTPAC Health IT Summit Highlights and Promising Trends.”
The summit also addressed the new Data Element Library (DEL) from CMS. The DEL was created to increase interoperability among healthcare providers by providing CMS assessment instrument data elements and the health IT standards that support health information collection. Summit attendees engaged with DEL leaders through an interactive demonstration and heard the latest strategy for interoperability.
Missed the summit? If so, make sure you check out the session presentations and handouts on the Summit’s App. Also, please mark your calendar for the next summit, which will be held in the Washington, DC, metro area June 23-25, 2019. Don’t miss it next year; stay tuned for the location, venue, and the new summit branding and name.
CAST Updates Medication Management Selection Tool
Check out the latest version of the CAST Medication Management Selection Tool, now with vendor information for 20 products. The tool is designed to help providers understand the range of available medication management technologies, as well as the technologies’ uses and benefits.
The complete portfolio of Medication Management tools includes a primer and provider selection guide, an interactive guide, an online selection tool, a selection matrix, and provider case studies.
LeadingAge CAST produces and publishes comprehensive online technology selection tools in five additional areas:
- EHR Technology Selection Tool.
- Functional Assessment and Activity Monitoring Technology Selection Tool.
- Shared Care Planning and Coordination Technology Selection Tool.
- Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology Selection Tool.
- Telehealth and RPM Selection Tool.
LeadingAge Study Finds Evidence for Person-Centered Care in Nursing Homes
A LeadingAge research snapshot released in June shows the benefits of person-centered care and the household model in nursing homes. This approach improved residents’ interactions with their care partners, led to better dining experiences, and reduced depressive symptoms. The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston conducted the study with Parker Home, a CAST Patron that funded the study. The findings demonstrate opportunities for technology that supports person-centered care.
FutureCAST Interviews Frances Ayalasomayajula and Brandy Stefanco
Our FutureCAST video series brings you valuable market insight from top executives. This month, we feature Frances A. Ayalasomayajula, Healthcare Global Senior Manager at HP, a LeadingAge CAST Supporter, and Brandy Stefanco, CFO at CAST Patron Jewish Home Family. These leaders discuss the importance of risk-taking and innovation in an uncertain environment and how to use technology to support not only long-term strategy, but also a mission to create community within a facility.
3 Technologies Bring Efficiency and Quality of Life
Looking for a way to balance vigilance and resident independence in your senior living community? Explore a recent article on the benefits of passive monitoring, personalized alerts, and measuring presence.
CAST Commissioner Russell Crews, the president and CEO of CAST Patron C. C. Young, a nonprofit senior living community in East Dallas, TX, also shares his thoughts on the benefits of passive monitoring.
Member News
In member news, CAST Supporter It’s Never 2 Late® (iN2L), which provides person-centered digital engagement to the senior living market, has appointed Lisa Taylor as its new Chief Executive Officer. Taylor previously co-founded and led TeleVox to be a top patient engagement technology.
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