The response to COVID-19 has increased access to telehealth, and those changes may be here to stay. Read on for expected changes in waivers, coming data privacy and cybersecurity concerns, guidance for skilled nursing facilities, and more.
But first, please tell LeadingAge CAST how you are using telehealth during the pandemic. Please take our one-question COVID-19 Telehealth Pulse Survey so that we can design resources to support you.
The recent COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted the older, frailer, and other vulnerable populations that LeadingAge members across the nation care for, has had a significant impact on aging services providers, caregivers, families, our strained healthcare systems, the economy, and even the environment across the globe.
Several LeadingAge Provider Members have inquired about temperature check and thermal monitoring systems to help screen residents, staff, and visitors for fevers that may indicate COVID-19. CAST Executive Director Majd Alwan, Ph.D., has provided guidance to help you review your options.
First, as you are screening people entering your facility, please remember that some people may be asymptomatic. For safety, it is important to do more testing and infection control.
LeadingAge CAST has released a new case study showing how LeadingAge CAST Supporter ProviNET Solutions and LeadingAge CAST Patron Cypress Living utilized Microsoft Teams to support and assist communications with Cypress Living's COVID-19 response.
LeadingAge CAST has updated its Health Information Exchange (HIE) Technology Selection Tool, adding six new HIEs and updating its Selection Matrix Elements. The tool is intended to help aging-services organizations choose the HIE that best meets their organization’s needs.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, LeadingAge CAST and the LTPAC Health IT Collaborative are transforming the 2020 Collaborative Care Health IT Summit into a virtual event. It will be held completely online Sept. 15-17, 2020. The Summit was originally set to be held this month in Washington, DC.
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During the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, a new virtual dementia care offering can provide support to family caregivers and prevent Emergency Room visits.
A new toolkit for states can speed adoption of broader telehealth coverage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit supports state policymakers’ efforts to expand the use of telehealth services in Medicaid programs.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions on visitation in nursing homes, facilities may now apply to purchase up to $3,000 of adaptive communicative technologies for their residents using Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment funds.
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