CAST Technology Day March 21, 2007
Imagine the Future of Aging—Let the Revolution Begin!
Eric Dishman, CAST Chairman (and Principal Research Scientist, Intel Corporation), has suggested that to be successful in delivering excellent care and services to our older adult consumers of today and tomorrow, we need a “wellness revolution.” That is, we need to apply American innovation to wellness technologies that enable prevention, early detection, increased compliance and new modes of remote caregiving and family support. And that revolution must begin today!
Changing the Mindset—Making the Business Case for Aging Services Technologies
Without question, emerging technologies will bring exceptionally dramatic changes to health care and aging services—and these technology-driven transformations will have an enormous impact on current aging services business models. Examine how technology will be utilized to promote wellness and to address the many challenges in our field, while considering the business (and social) case for truly integrating aging services technologies within your organization’s diversified approaches to care and service delivery.
Overcoming Organizational Technophobia—Incorporating Emerging Technologies Today
While there are numerous emerging technologies not yet accessible, many valuable technology products are already being utilized by aging services providers now. Some of the major barriers to successful implementation of such technologies are often the lack of organizational support, the fear that technology will increase workload and costs, and inadequate training and infrastructure. Come and learn what technologies are available today and how to implement them within a technologically friendly organizational culture.
Planning Today for the Technologies of Tomorrow—A Strategic Roadmap
Just what are the transformational technologies on the horizon over the next five to 10 years and beyond—and how will they re-shape the aging services landscape? Boards, senior teams and all essential stakeholders need to start thinking now about how such technologies will impact organizational services, in both the near and distant future. The convergence of shifting consumer expectations, the lack of adequate funding and the reality that emerging technologies will enable older adults to remain healthier at home longer, requires today’s providers to explore how to sustain their mission—while diversifying services in non-traditional ways.
Technology Resources
Vision Video
CAST developed a vision video "Imagine - the Future of Aging" to show what the future of aging could look like with help from developing technologies that are possible, practical and affordable.
Discussion Guide
CAST created a Video Discussion Guide that describes the technologies shown in the video and offers suggestions of ways to use this powerful media tool in your conversations with board members, staff, and your community.
Practical Action Steps for Embracing Technology
CAST developed a "take action" tool to provide you with ideas and suggestions for practical steps you can take today to prepare for the new care paradigms in the CAST “Imagine” video. Each organization has a unique mission, vision, and goals. Therefore, this document is not meant to serve as a “one size fits all” solution. There is no one direct way.
About CAST
The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) is leading the national charge to develop and deploy technologies that can improve the aging experience in America. CAST brings together researchers from universities, companies, providers of aging services and government representatives.
Learn more about CAST.
A Message From Our Chairman
Thanks to the many miracles of modern healthcare, Americans are living longer than ever before. But as our senior population doubles over the next two decades, we face a daunting mission: to increase the quality of care for a record number of seniors, while somehow reducing the nation's health-care bill before the system implodes. The current health care and long-term care systems cannot scale to meet the needs of this coming age wave.
If we are to deliver quality care to today's and tomorrow's seniors, we need a wellness revolution. That is, we need to apply American innovation to wellness technologies that enable prevention, early detection, increased compliance and new modes of remote caregiving and family support. But the revolution must begin today. We only have a few years to prepare for the first wave of Baby Boomers who will reach age 65 in 2011. It is imperative that our nation be proactive in putting forth a plan to prepare us for this age wave that will impact our health-care system, our economy and even our national security.
CAST was created to put the age wave challenge-and the opportunity for new technologies to help with this challenge-on the national agenda. We are working to catalyze crucial conversations and partnerships among American businesses, government agencies, aging services providers and university researchers.
- Eric Dishman
CAST Chairman
Intel Fellow, Digital Health Group
Director, Product Research and Innovation, Intel Corporation
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