SOURCE: Center for Technology and Aging
OAKLAND, CA–(Marketwire – July 26, 2010) – The Center for Technology and Aging (CTA), is collaborating with the Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on funding innovative care transition projects for older adults and persons with disabilities through the national system of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC).
CTA’s “Technologies for Improving Post-Acute Care Transitions,” (Tech4Impact) grants are designed to encourage ADRC programs (www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/index.aspx) to expand use of technologies that promote better patient transitions from hospitals, rehabilitation centers or nursing facilities back to homes or other community settings.
According to The New England Journal of Medicine, avoidable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge cost Medicare $17.4 billion annually.
“We are privileged to be a partner in this national effort to improve care transitions,” said David Lindeman, director of the Center for Technology and Aging. “Improving care transitions and lowering hospital readmissions is a national priority. Use of selected technologies, such as remote patient monitoring and medication management technologies, is associated with reduced hospitalizations, so it makes sense to focus on expanding their use.”
Tech4Impact grants will complement grantee funding made available through the $60 million AoA and CMS initiative, “Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Making it Easier for Individuals to Navigate their Health and Long-Term Care through Person-Centered Systems of Information, Counseling and Access.” Complete details are available at: www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/index.aspx.
CTA will make Tech4Impact funds available to states that are awarded grants by AoA/CMS for program Option D: ADRCs Evidence-Based Care Transition Programs. (AoA/CMS grant applications are submitted electronically at www.grants.gov.) The CTA application for states will be released by September 30, 2010, and full proposals will be due October 15, 2010. Grants are expected to commence by January 2011. Additional guidelines pertaining to the Tech4Impact grants are available at www.techandaging.org
ADRCs (www.adrc-tae.org) are community-based programs designed to streamline access to long-term care services under the auspice of the Administration on Aging, an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition to the Tech4Impact grants, CTA administers grant-funding programs for projects that seek to expand the use of medication optimization and remote patient monitoring technologies for the care of older Americans.
The Center for Technology and Aging (www.techandaging.org) supports the rapid adoption and diffusion of technologies that enhance independence and improve home and community-based care for older adults. Through grants, research, public policy involvement and development of practical tools and best practice guidelines, the Center serves as an independent, non-profit resource for improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of long-term care services. The Center was established with funding from The SCAN Foundation (www.thescanfoundation.org) and is affiliated with the Public Health Institute (www.phi.org) in Oakland, CA.
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