Four keynotes dedicated to workforce issues will share solutions at the Collaborative Care Tech Summit 2022, to be held virtually June 7-8, 2022. “Connecting and Strengthening Workforce” is this year’s theme, to provide solutions to challenges facing LeadingAge members and other care providers in the long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) space. LeadingAge and the LTPAC Health IT Collaborative are hosting the summit.

Keynotes

The summit will address how technology can solve workforce challenges, how to empower care team workers with technology, and the value of integrating health IT. Check out the keynote sessions, then register today!

Tuesday, June 7

Opening Keynote: Fixing the Workforce Issues Faced by the Healthcare and Services Eco-System

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Speaker: Steven Landers, MD, MPH, President & CEO, VNA Health Group

• Understand the short and long-term impact of shortage of health and care professionals on older adults served along the care continuum.
• Explore a range of potential solutions necessary to address the crisis we are facing, including funding, education, immigration, and regulations.
• Discuss the potential roles a broad array of technologies can play in mitigating the impacts, from maximizing efficiencies to possibly replacing certain staff.

Moderator: Majd Alwan, PhD, LeadingAge CAST

Keynote: Empowering Clinicians with Health IT: ONC’s Education Programs

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Speaker:  Dr. Thomas Keane, Senior Advisor, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

• Review ONC’s efforts in preparing the healthcare workforce of the future and arming them with appropriate health IT skills.
• Discuss the impacts the past programs have made and hear about the lessons learned.
• Explore potential opportunities for educating and/or training the workforce in the long-term and post-acute care sector in health IT.

Moderator: Brenda Akinnagbe, ONC Staff Lead

Closing Keynote: The Future of Aging Services: Workforce, Relations, and Technology

4:45 – 5:30 p.m.

Speaker: Ginna Baik, Senior Business Development Manager for Senior Living, Amazon

• Imagine the future of aging services given the trends in demographics, needs, wants, workforce, emerging business models, and technology.
• Hear about the relationships aging services will have in the future to acute care, payers, its residents/ clients, and its workforce.
• Consider the role of technology and other innovations in shaping this future, and how you need to prepare for it! 

Moderator: Peter Kress, CIO, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc.

Wednesday, June 8

Opening Keynote: CMMI’s Strategic Direction: New Models and the Role for Technology-Empowered Workforce

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.    

Speaker: Brad Diephuis, MD, MBA, Senior Advisor, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Hear about CMMI’s latest strategic direction and how it will advance accountable care, equity, and affordability, and drive innovation and partnerships across the healthcare eco-system.
• Understand the role for LTPAC providers in these new models of care delivery and payment.
• Discuss the impacts these models will have on you, your care partners, bottom line, and staffing, as well as the opportunities to adopt appropriate technologies.    

Moderator: Lorraine Wickiser, CMS Staff Lead

Who Should Attend

This gathering is known as a premier conference for technology leaders in LTPAC. Providers, leadership, clinicians, payers, consultants, and technology developers are encouraged to attend. 

Register today! 

Opportunities to Sponsor & Exhibit

A limited number of valuable sponsorship and strategic solution vendor packages are available for you to share solutions, generate brand awareness, and build relationships with potential clients and partners. Interested? Explore sponsorship and exhibit opportunities and reserve your slot today!