At LeadingAge CAST, we are looking forward to tech sessions at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting Virtual Experience in November, after a successful online Collaborative Care & HIT Summit, which is still available for you to watch online! We have also released updates to our telehealth online selection tool, plus a new telehealth case study.
In this month’s Tech Time, you can also learn about a trend toward increased coordination during the pandemic, the powers of virtual reality, and the latest member accomplishments. Read on!
Register Today for CAST Virtual Experience Sessions
CAST will be holding special technology sessions at this year’s LeadingAge Annual Meeting
Virtual Experience, taking place November 10-12 and November 17-19, 2020. Please register to attend these key sessions:
- Staff and Resident Screening Technology During COVID-19
- Leveraging Social Connectedness Technology During COVID-19
- Telehealth: Case Studies from the Trenches
- Virtual CAST Networking Reception (RSVP required; registered attendees only)
Reconnect with your peers and your purpose, without having to take time away from your important work. LeadingAge is presenting the meeting in collaboration with VNAA/ElevatingHOME and the Global Ageing Network. Learn more!
New CAST Case Study: Quick Telehealth Solutions
This month, LeadingAge CAST brings you a case study explaining how HumanGood, the sixth largest nonprofit senior living provider in the country, quickly implemented telehealth when the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Read a summary or go directly to the full case study from CAST Patron HumanGood, “Supporting Residents with Telehealth During Covid-19.”
CAST Updates Telehealth Online Tool
To help you better meet telehealth needs during the pandemic, LeadingAge CAST has released updates to its Telehealth and RPM Selection Online Tool. Please use this tool, which includes six new vendors and products and a new case study, to choose and implement the best telehealth solutions for your organization.
Collaborative Care Opportunities and Tech for Preventative Healthcare
COVID-19 has brought both disruptions and many opportunities for technology in senior living, according to speakers at the recent Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit, held virtually Sept. 15-17, 2020. Check out a recap and important sessions still available online, and purchase on-demand access to Summit recordings.
LeadingAge CAST and the LTPAC Health IT Collaborative sponsored the Summit. They are making its valuable content available online through Feb. 28, 2021.
Please Take the Summit Attendee Survey
If you attended the summit, please provide feedback and complete the attendee survey.
Pandemic Brings More Interoperability Innovations, Coordination
LeadingAge CAST Supporter Yardi is noticing recent trends of innovations in interoperability and increased coordination among healthcare and regulatory entities. Learn more in this recent interview with CAST Commissioner Fil Southerland, Yardi’s director of healthcare solutions.
Virtual Reality Calms Residents during COVID-19
Could virtual reality help your organization respond to COVID-19? Learn how VR brought more calm and less sundowning to four Pillars senior living communities in Minnesota.
CAST Members in the News
Please join me in congratulating CAST members in the news for their involvement in important COVID-19 research and new partnerships.
Contact Me
If you have any questions, information, or news to share with CAST, or if I can be of assistance in any way, please don’t hesitate to contact me. My thoughts are with you!