Look back at innovation competitions to help older adults

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Competitions abound – all need groundwork. Just a few years ago you might have noticed that there were few business plan competitions for products and services targeting the older adult market (the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit begun by Mary Furlong in 2004 was a rare exception.) When its Letter of Intent page appeared at the end of 2011, CMS innovation grant applications included technology submissions behind the scenes, in partnership with non-profits and healthcare delivery organizations. Then came the $1 billion round two announced in December 2014 – and with that, multiple other tech solutions were included to help deliver significant changes, including health information exchanges, patient engagement, the emerging field of population health, and today’s CMS reimbursement for telehealth. With these approvals, CMS effectively laid the groundwork for many of the firms that compete today in health segments.

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SOURCE: Laurie Orlov’s blog – Read entire story here.

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