June 10, 2024
The federal government should integrate the needs and requirements of senior living and other long-term care providers into its health IT strategy to address the varying needs and complexities of the residents served in those settings, as well as demands for data-sharing across the entire healthcare continuum, a coalition of stakeholders is recommending.
The LTPAC Health IT Collaborative — with members that include the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, LeadingAge and AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, among others — recently sent a letter to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, known as the ONC, with comments and recommendations on its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.
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