LeadingAge CAST has updated its Electronic Health Record (EHR) Selection Tool, which gives aging services providers background on EHR systems and products to help them choose the best technology for their needs. It also presents updates to the LeadingAge CAST 7-Stage EHR Adoption Model, which found increasing levels of sophistication among EHRs in use by long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin accepting applications for the second half of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 12 p.m. ET through Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 12 p.m. ET.
The program allows eligible health care providers to be reimbursed for providing telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to enable telehealth during the pandemic.
LeadingAge Bronze Partner with CAST Focus Hamilton CapTel has partnered with McKnight's to release an e-book, "Hearing Loss: A Silent Chronic Condition – Staying Connected Can Promote an Overall Higher Quality of Life." Download the e-book.
LeadingAge CAST has updated its Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology Tool. This tool is part of a suite of LeadingAge CAST Technology Selection Tools that help you choose the best tech solution to meet your organization’s needs.
A new LeadingAge CAST case study shows how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can use data to improve short-term and long-term patients’ health outcomes, lower hospitalizations, and identify and assist residents who need to make advance care planning decisions.
Keynote speakers have been announced for the 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit, to be held June 8-10, 2021. Speakers will share their perspectives on topics related to this year’s theme, “The Role of Health IT in Collaboration During Crises.”
Asbury Launches ThriveWell Tech
Two recent policy developments are expanding internet access to older adults who have low incomes. The Broadband Justice Act of 2021, if enacted, would pay for internet in affordable housing, while the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) is an emergency subsidy to help low-income households pay for high-speed internet.
A new safety technology case study from LeadingAge CAST explains how a senior living community increased its attention to fall awareness in assisted living rooms by 5,000%.
LeadingAge CAST has released its newest online selection tool, the Data Analytics Selection Tool.
The term “data analytics” refers to the process of examining datasets to draw conclusions about the information they contain. Data analytic techniques enable an organization to take raw data and uncover patterns to extract valuable insights from it.
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