LeadingAge CAST encourages its members to take the CHIME 2021 Digital Health Most Wired Survey, which is open for submissions until mid-June.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) sponsors the annual survey. CHIME states on its website that survey results are meant to improve patient safety and outcomes by driving change in the healthcare information technology (IT) industry.
The use of mobile devices, telehealth, and video conferencing entered the spotlight in assisted living communities during the pandemic, according to new research. A recent column in McKnight's Senior Living shared results from an online survey by Ascom.
A low-cost, one-hour, video-based ageism intervention can improve staff attitudes and behaviors toward older adults, a recent study found. Reducing ageism among senior living staff is important, as doing so can raise older adults’ quality of life and improve care delivery. McKnight's Senior Living provided a summary.
New research reveals that information sharing challenges are hampering care transitions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). LeadingAge CAST helped guide the study, which has raised concerns about patients' experiences during care transitions. To solve this challenge, said the study's authors, broader hospital-led efforts are needed, ideally supported by IT infrastructure improvements and incentives for high-quality care transitions.
In 2020, the number of senior living providers investing in video conferencing quadrupled from the amount seen two years before. In addition, organizations investing in telehealth and telemedicine technologies doubled since 2018.
The vice president of resident services at HumanGood is a strong advocate for supportive services in affordable senior housing.
LeadingAge CAST and eight other organizations have named two components needed to sustain consumers’ interest in and use of health IT, including portals and apps:
Given the significant and disproportionate impact of COVID-19 and the social isolation it brought on older adults served by LeadingAge members, LeadingAge CAST has released a new Resident/Client Technology Support and Training Guide.
For the first time, a majority of the nation’s 200 largest not-for-profit senior living organizations have adopted social connectedness/resident engagement technologies. Just over half are using health information exchange (HIE) technologies, and nearly one-third have adopted advanced analytic tools, the latest technology categories added this year.
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Workers at Risk: The Lessons of COVID-19
We’ve heard many stories over the past few months about the large number of direct care professionals who have left their jobs due to COVID-19.
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