This month, LeadingAge CAST opens registration for the 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit, June 8-10. We release a new Data Analytics Technology Selection Tool and update our Safety Technology Selection Tool, including a case study on falls prevention tech.  

We also present our 2021 Tech and Telehealth Policy Priorities. Learn about the importance of information exchange capabilities and capital expenditure priorities, as well as a new internet service subsidy. Read on!

Register Today for 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit

Registration is now open for the 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit, to be held June 8-10, 2021. LeadingAge CAST convenes this annual summit, which this year will focus on the role of health IT in collaboration during crises.

Be sure to catch the many thought-provoking sessions and the opening keynote, “Responding to the Pandemic: Lessons Learned and implications for Technology,” by Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. He is Robert J. Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine, and Policy and founding director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University. Learn more, and register today!

CAST Releases Data Analytics Online Selection Tool

At LeadingAge CAST, we have just released a new online selection tool, the Data Analytics Selection Tool. Data analytics technologies can give your organization important insights that can inform your business decisions.

This tool will help aging services providers understand the range of data analytics technologies available in the marketplace, the technologies’ uses, and their benefits. It will also help you plan for, select, and implement a data analytics solution. See a summary of the new tool.

CAST Updates Safety Technology Selection Tool

LeadingAge CAST has updated its Safety Technology Selection Tool. The revised portfolio includes updated product information for 42 products. It now includes five new vendors offering nine new products and two new case studies. See a summary.

New CAST Case Study: Improve Fall Response Time

Read this new case study, which shows how a video product from LPSM Senior Care improved average fall awareness in assisted living rooms by 5,000%.

LeadingAge Sets 2021 Tech and Telehealth Policy Priorities

Be sure to check out the 2021 LeadingAge Technology and Telehealth Policy Priorities and how you can help advocate. At the top of the list is keeping pandemic-related telehealth flexibilities in Medicare.

Please Register for 2021 Lobby Day, on April 21

LeadingAge CAST needs your help to advocate for important policies, such as keeping Medicare telehealth flexibilities, as part of LeadingAge’s 2021 Lobby Day. Don’t miss your chance to meet virtually with your representatives on April 21, 2021. Register now.

Information Exchange Capabilities Crucial to Business

Note out this article from McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, “78% of nursing home referral partners would switch allegiances for this key offering,” in which MatrixCare CEO and President Steve Pacicco and I discuss the state of data sharing among providers.

A recent survey commissioned by MatrixCare, a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus, found that only 14% of acute-care providers were satisfied with their skilled nursing facility providers’ current ability to receive electronic referrals. While only 12% of nursing home referrals are currently sent through electronic data feeds, 94% of acute-care providers say that ability is a top factor in where they send discharged patients.

Emergency Broadband Benefit Helps Older Adults Afford Internet

As you know, internet service for older adults is now more important than ever, and the Federal Communications Commission has just provided the Emergency Broadband Benefit. This subsidy will help eligible households pay for internet service and computers/devices.

Put CapEx on Your Radar

Click through to this interesting article, “Senior Living Owners, Operators Reassess CapEx Priorities for 2021, Beyond,” which notes that capital expenditure (CapEx) investment is vital, if difficult, today. Senior Housing News explains how the pandemic has enabled owners and operators to reassess their CapEx priorities to prepare their communities for future challenges.

CAST Members in the News

Please join me to congratulate CAST members on a new venture and thought leadership.

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