CAST Reports and Whitepapers

National Reports and Roadmaps

• What Matters Most to LTPAC?
  The CAST Commission spent its March 17 meeting reflecting on dramatic changes that are currently affecting the health care system. Commissioners also discussed ways in which CAST could help providers of long-term services and supports prepare for and thrive in the changing health care landscape. A new report summarizes the deliberations. 
  
  
• Abundant Opportunity
  How Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Can Contribute to Reforming the Nation’s Health Care System. This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the CAST Commission’s fall 2012 meeting, which took place in Denver, CO, and was chaired by Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.
  
  
• Aging Services Technology Study
  This report to Congress provides a systematic framework for considering the existing evidence supporting the effectiveness of a diverse array of Aging Services Technologies (AST), information pertaining to ASTs that are under development, and those that are available outside of the U.S., thereby fulfilling the legislative mandates stipulated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
  
  
• Ziegler CFO Technology Survey Report - September 2012
  In light of the new technology necessary for trends in patient care and coordination, Ziegler in conjunction with LeadingAge CAST sent a survey to our CFO HotlineSM participants to poll what areas of technology organizations are investing in and budgeting for in anticipation of future investment. The questions and related results are summarized below. There were 81 organizations that responded to the survey.
  
  
• Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Roundtable Summary Report of Findings
  This report is summarizing the roundtable's recommendations that was released in a May 3 roundtable between long-term and post-acute care providers and officials from the federal Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology, roundtable participants said EHR design requirements need to focus on longitudinal care plans, transitions of care and patient assessments.
  
  
• EHR for LTPAC: A Primer on Planning and Vendor Selection
  The EHR whitepaper summarizes the most important steps in planning and implementation for EHRs, provides a matrix that shows existing LTPAC EHR products, and helps guide members into selecting the most appropriate product for their setting and requirements. There is also online EHR Selection Tool that allows providers to answer questions that lead them to a short list of the products that meet their needs.
  
  
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation, Use, and Impacts: Provider Case Studies
  This companion piece to the EHR whitepaper includes 13 provider case studies on EHR implementation, use and impacts.
  
  
• LTPAC Health IT Roadmap 2012-2014
  Health IT Collaborative 2012
  
  
• The Future is Now: Creating a Compelling Vision of Technology-Enabled Care Models for Today and Tomorrow
  This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the CAST Commission’s spring 2012 meeting, which took place in Washington, DC.
  
  
• Finding Opportunity in a Challenging Time: The Role of Aging Services Providers in Driving Health Care Reform
  This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the CAST Commission’s Fall 2011 meeting, which took place in Washington, DC, and was chaired by Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. 
  
  
• Preparing for the Future: Developing Technology-Enabled Long-Term Services and Supports for a New Population of Older Adults
  This collection of case studies highlights the impressive work being carried out by pioneers in the field of aging services. These organizations were among the first of their peers to think strategically about creating new business models to meet the changing needs of a growing older population. They were also among the first long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers to recognize that technology could help them improve the quality of their service programs while honoring consumer preferences and saving health care dollars.
  
  
• Leading by Example: CAST’s Role in Helping LeadingAge Members Turn Core Competencies into Sustainable Business Models
  This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the CAST Commission’s spring 2011 meeting, which took place in Washington, DC, and was chaired by Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.  
  
  
• A Look into the Future: Evaluating Business Models for Technology-Enabled Long-Term Services and Supports
  This report identifies potential characteristics of the future operating environment for providers of long-term services and supports. It also delineates categories of potential business models, identifies enabling technologies for each model and evaluates how changes in the operating environment would affect these models.
  
  
• CAST Analysis of State Payment for Aging Services Technologies (AST) 
  The analysis shows that 44 states reimburse for Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), 16 states reimburse for medication management and 7 states reimburse for home telehealth/telemonitoring.  
  
  
• Bringing Aging Services to the Table: A Role for CAST in the Implementation of Health Reform
  LeadingAge CAST - October 2010 
   
  
• CAST and IFAS Publish a Review of Hypertension Telemonitoring
  CAST and IFAS - September 2010 
  
  
• Use of health information technology in home health and hospice agencies
  CAST and IFAS - July 2010 
  
  
• A Roadmap for Health IT in Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC) - Executive Summary 2010 - 2012 
  LeadingAge CAST and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - June 2010 
  
  
• A Roadmap for Health IT in Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC) 2010 -2012 
  LeadingAge CAST  and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - June 2010
  
  
• Moving Toward Adoption: Exploring Strategies to Expand the Implementation of Appropriate Aging Services Technologies
  LeadingAge CAST- February 2010
  
  
• A Road Map for Health IT in Long Term Care 2008 - 2010
  LeadingAge CAST and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - June 2008 
  
  
• Use of Electronic Information Systems in Nursing Homes: United States, 2004
  CAST, IFAS and LeadingAge - November 2008 
  
  
• The State of Technology in Aging Services: Summary 
  LeadingAge CAST - March 2008
  
  
• The State of Technology in Aging Services 
  LeadingAge - March 2008 
  
  
• The State of Technology in Aging Services According to Field Experts and Thought Leaders LeadingAge - March 2008

State Reports and Roadmaps

• CAST Analysis of State Payment for Aging Services Technologies (AST) 
  The analysis shows that 44 states reimburse for Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), 16 states reimburse for medication management and 7 states reimburse for home telehealth/telemonitoring.   
  
  
• State of Aging Services Technology Policy in Ohio
  LeadingAge CAST, in partnership with Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Services for the Aging (AOPHA) - September 2010    
  
  
• The State of Technology in Aging Services in Minnesota
  LeadingAge CAST, in partnership with Aging Services of Minnesota - September 2009  
  
  
• The State of Technology in Aging Services in PA 
  LeadingAge CAST, in partnership with Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging (PANPHA) - October 2008  
  
  
• The State of Technology in California 
  LeadingAge CAST, in partnership with Aging Services of California - March 2008