New in Technology -
Who's Using What?

TAHSA is implementing many forms of technology at our 2009 Annual Meeting.  Just one example is a DON TOOL KIT which will be on CD and available for FREE at the Nurse Peer Group Breakfast.  This is quite an accomplished for the Nurse Peer Group this year, and it would not have happened without the generous support of Jerri Ward, JD at www.GarloWard.com.

Also, mark your calendars for the Annual Meeting Pre-Conference, "Implementing Technology Across the Spectrum of Care," on May 17, 2009.  Click here for more information, and click here to register today.  Scroll down this page to find the agenda for the Pre-Conference.

TAHSA wants to know how your community is using technology!  We would appreciate your feedback.  Contact Rose Ireland at (512) 467-2242 or rose@tahsa.org.

Technology Cabinet

Welcome, Technology Cabinet!  TAHSA is excited to have you on board for this new project.  This endeavor is being modeled after AAHSA's CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies), which you can learn more about by clicking here. 

• Technology Cabinet Members:

Ken Durand
Leo Sanders
Maria Wellisch
Michael Olmstead
Phil Elmore
Stephen Cutshaw
Tim Stuteville
Tyler Kendall
Vickie Ragsdale

• The staff consultant for the Technology Cabinet is Rose Ireland, TAHSA's Director of Clinical/Regulatory Affairs.  Contact Rose at (512) 467-2242 or rose@tahsa.org.

• Save the date: On May 17, 2009, there will be a pre-conference in Austin dedicated to the subject of long-term care technology.  Following is the agenda for the pre-conference.  Mark your calendars and spread the word!

TAHSA Technology Taskforce

2009 Pre-Conference Educational Activity

Sunday, May 17, 2009

AGENDA

8:00 - 8:45   Registration

8:45 - 9:00   Introduction - Vickie Ragsdale 

9:00 - 10:15   CAST - Scott Peifer

10:15 - 10:30   BREAK

10:30 - 12:00   Christian Care Center's Plunge Into High Tech - Leo Sanders

12:00 - 1:00   LUNCH (in a different room - vendors be ready to set up quickly and come over to lunch)

1:00 - 2:00   Providence Park - Electronic Medical Records in Real Life: The Benefits of An Integrated System - Michael Olmstead (during this session, attendees sit at the Café tables)

2:00 - 3:45   Tech Café - Leo Sanders, Facilitator

1. Honeywell HomMed
2. GrandCare
3. AccuNurse by Vocollect Healthcare Systems
4. UTMB Electronic Health Network
5. Morningside Ministries Elizabeth McGown Training Institute
6. HomeFree Systems
7. Samarion
8. Dakim
9. Answers On Demand
10. Point Click Care
11. Halo Monitoring
12. Technical Solutions

3:45 - 4:00   Evaluations and Certificates