Just released by LeadingAge CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies) is a ‘vision video’ that demonstrates how various technologies interact in the life and medical situation of one 83 year old woman. What is more, every bit of health tech
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Archives for Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)
Aging Services Technology study released (US)
A new study jointly authored by CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies) and NORC, a research organization at the University of Chicago, was published last week. The Report to Congress (link to text) provides a detailed discussion of Aging Services
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Free EHR selection tool for long-term care providers (US)
Long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers have specialized needs in adopting EHRs, but often do not have the expertise to sort through systems on their own. The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) of the LeadingAge non-profit LTC association has
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Real-world 'ecosystem' supporting telecare and telehealth (US)
Leaving behind the posh hotel ballrooms of the latest m/eHealth conference (as described in Dialing back the hype and Mind the gap), organizations like CAST (Center for Aging Services Technology) have been laboring, in absence of hype, to create an
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Case histories on technology use in long-term care (US)
The must-read for the weekend, especially if your user is an older person. The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST), an initiative of LeadingAge (formerly AAHSA–Association of American Homes and Services for the Aging), an association of 5,400 not-for-profit senior
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CES and technologies for older people
I've been holding off posting about the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week until some more developed and reflective posts had appeared. Here's two that I thought are worth bringing to your attention...
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CAST reports on the state of technology
Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) whose videos I commended recently also has three useful reports on its website: 1. State of Technology in Aging Services 2. State of Technology in Aging Services According to Field Experts and Thought Leaders
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Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) videos
Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST), telecare, telehealth, US, and video.
The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) describes itself as “leading the charge to expedite the development, evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies that will transform the aging experience.” CAST has four focus areas: driving a global vision of how
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Intel: investment in home healthcare technology starts rolling
We heard quite a lot last year about Intel’s intention to invest in home healthcare technology. Now, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Oregon Center for Aging and Technology (ORCATECH) has become the first to be funded under a new
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Focus group results: A wake up call
In focus groups with people age 50 to 65, the US Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) found that participants would be willing to pay $50 to $100 each month for electronic monitoring technologies. “These findings should be a wake
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