This month in FutureCAST, we explore steps for organizations that need help protecting health care information and complying with regulations, as well as the opportunities around strategic information technology (IT) planning and telehealth and remote monitoring technologies.
David, thanks for taking time to talk to us today. How about we start by you sharing with us a little bit of about yourself, your career so far, all the way to being the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)?
John, thanks for taking time to talk to us today. How about we start by you sharing with us a little bit of about yourself, your career so far, all the way to being the CEO?
As reported previously, HUD posted in Dec 2017 drafts of the contracts that may be used in a future solicitation for Section 8 contract administration services, dividing duties between a national contract and five regional contracts that align with the recently restructure HUD multifamily regions.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may enable more spending on a program to promote better broadband for skilled nursing facilities and other health care providers in rural areas.
A special CAST workshop, “Technology Deep Dive: Technology Shaping the New Health Care Ecosystem,” took place on Oct. 29, 2017, as part of the recent LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO in New Orleans. Below are select learnings from each session.
Technology is Key to Thriving Aging Services & Integration into the New Health Care Ecosystem
The Board’s latest decision rejects the “overwhelming community-of-interest” standard established in Specialty Healthcare and returns to the traditional approach of determining the appropriate scope of a bargaining unit.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) outlined two changes related to health information technology (IT) in a Sept. 21, 2017, blog post.
Two years ago, LeadingAge national staff partnered with state executives from affected states and convened the first Rural Summit around issues that have a unique impact on rural providers.This past summer, we held our first listening session with rural members in Minnesota to hear how workforce, regulatory reform and payment reform were impacting their organizations. Member feedback was very positive about the event.
The Nursing Home Reform Act, enacted 30 years ago as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA), set up an extensive and highly detailed system of nursing home regulation overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS posts the results of the regular inspections nursing homes undergo on the Nursing Home Compare website.
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