Mission
To improve the independence of older adults dealing with chronic health care issues by promoting the adoption and diffusion of beneficial technologies.
Programs
Medication Optimization Diffusion Grants Program
The Center has announced grants to five organizations for projects that promise to help improve medication use in older adults.
Remote Patient Monitoring Diffusion Grants Program
The Center has announced grants to five organizations for projects that will demonstrate how RPM improves the quality and efficiency of chronic disease management and post-acute care of older adults.
August e-Newsletter Released
8/31/10
The August newsletter includes a blog entry, report, webinar slides and a fact sheet. Explore the Assistive Technologies for Functional Improvement Technology Review and provide feedback on the discussion draft. Read about the Innovation and Technology in Health Care discussion with Aneesh Chopra.
July e-Newsletter Released
7/22/10
The July newsletter includes a blog entry, report, and grantee abstracts. Read about the five organizations announced as the newest RPM grantees and review the project abstracts. Explore the Technologies for Improving Post-Acute Care Transitions Report, which is the topic of the third grant cycle where the Center is partnering with CMS and AoA. Take a look at CTA's new Facebook Fan Page and leave a comment.
The Center Awards $500,000 in Remote Patient Monitoring Technology Diffusion Grants
7/19/10
The Center announced grants to five organizations for remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology projects that will demonstrate how RPM improves the quality and efficiency of chronic disease management and post‐acute care of older adults.
June e-Newsletter Released
6/30/10
The June newsletter includes a blog entry, report, and grantee testimony. Read about CTA's third grant cycle on post-acute care transitions. Review the Perspectives Report on Social Action, commissioned by the SCAN Foundation. Read the testimony from Tom Buckley a CTA MedOp grantee, which supported a bill expanding collaborative practice authority for pharmacists. Take a look at CTA's new Facebook Fan Page and leave a comment.
Press Release: Tech Summit on Enhancing Social Action for Older Adults through Technology
6/3/10
With the support of The SCAN Foundation, The Center for Technology and Aging hosted a Technology Summit to discuss the strategic role of information and communications technology to enhance social action and advocacy for older adults.
New care transitions technology grant program announced today in a first-ever collaboration with AoA and CMS.
6/2/10
On 3 June 2010, the Center for Technology and Aging announced the release of its new diffusion grants program, which is focused on accelerating adoption and diffusion of technologies for improving post-acute care transitions ("Tech4Impact"). Grant funds will be made available to states applying for a related Administration on Aging and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grant. For more information, see page 121 of AoA_CMS_Affordable_Care_Act_June_2010.pdf
May e-Newsletter Released
5/24/10
The May newsletter includes a blog entry, report, grantee profile, webinar summary, and a fact sheet. Review the report summarizing the Technology Summit: Enhancing Social Action for Older Adults Through Technology, commissioned by the SCAN Foundation. Read about the ASCPF Medication Optimization grantee profile.
Press Release: Remote Patient Monitoring Report Examines Technology Cost and Quality Benefits for Management of Chronic Disease
5/14/10
In May, the Center released a position paper called "Technologies for Remote Patient Monitoring in Older Adults". The detailed report is a primer on RPM and underscores the importance of more rapid adoption of this technology as a cornerstone for tackling the high cost of chronic disease care, which accounts for three-quarters of America’s direct health expenditures.
April e-Newsletter Released
4/30/10
The April newsletter includes a blog entry, position paper, grantee profile, and, call for papers. David discusses the Medication Optimization Diffusion Grants Program progress while the Center releases the final draft of the Remote Patient Monitoring Position Paper. Learn about a medication optimization grantee, Caring Choices, through their grantee profile. Also, consider submitting an article on technology diffusion for older adults in a special edition of Ageing International.
Important Tech4Impact Dates
Letter of Intent Due
July 30, 2010
Grant Proposal Guidelines Released September 30, 2010
Full Proposals Due
October 15, 2010
Final Grant Award Decision Prior to December 31, 2010
Grant Start Date
January 1, 2011
Contact Us
Center for Technology and Aging
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