CAST Updates Its Telehealth Selection Portfolio
CAST | July 19, 2016
CAST has updated its Teleheath Selection Tool with an enhanced online selection tool and product matrix, and 2 new case studies.
CAST has updated its Teleheath Selection Tool with an enhanced online selection tool and product matrix, and 2 new case studies.
CAST’s Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) tool was first introduced in 2013. It is designed to help long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) provider organizations identify and select the telehealth system that best fits their needs. The tool is updated every year “so it continues to be relevant and useful to LTPAC providers,” says CAST Executive Director Majd Alwan.
The term “telehealth” covers a wide range of applications.
“Telehealth is one of the fastest evolving health care technologies that has the potential to greatly improve organizations’ efficiency and quality of care,” said Alwan in a statement. “We are proud to put this free and comprehensive set of resources in the hands of care providers to help them develop innovative care models that take advantage of the capabilities of these technologies.”
The updated telehealth selection portfolio includes 3 components: selection tools, a whitepaper, and 2 case studies.
An enhanced Product Selection Matrix and Online Selection Tool compares 19 different products to help providers better understand the functionalities offered by commercially available telehealth/RPM vendors.
This year, the product selection matrix is also published in Excel format to allow providers to sort and delete products, and perform side-by-side functionality comparisons of only products of interest to them.
An updated whitepaper, entitled Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care: A Primer and Provider Selection Guide, is designed to help organizations understand the range of issues surrounding telehealth. The white paper also outlines technology solutions available in the marketplace, as well as their uses and benefits.
An updated interactive guide helps busy executives quickly get an overview of telehealth, the whitepaper, and planning and selection process.
Two new case studies examine how telehealth protocols improved efficiencies in LTPAC organizations.
For more information or to participate in helping to develop future CAST portfolios, contact Scott Code, CAST associate director, at scode@leadingage.org, 202-508-9466.