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September 12

Exploring Innovation and Change for Aging Services
Sponsored by: Performance Foodservice

Looking ahead, we know the aging services sector is about to undergo considerable change, and there is a lot to juggle. What is digital transformation and how do we prepare for it? What are the technologies or solutions that will impact our operations or service? How do organizations develop an innovative mindset and integrate change into their planning and implementation? Understanding the intersection of innovation and change with future thinking invites an opportunity to turn your high-performing team loose. This session will explore these topics in greater detail, discuss innovation frameworks and change management, and share thoughts amongst participants via table discussions and conversation.

  • Describe digital transformation and how it applies to aging services.
  • Summarize leading technologies for aging services organizations.
  • Discuss approaches to innovation and partnering with other organizations.

Looking Ahead: 10 Things to Be Excited About
Sponsored by: Performance Foodservice

For aging services leaders, the last few years have been rough. We’ve had to watch our organizations, our teams, and our residents go through a proverbial earthquake and we’re still dealing – sometimes almost daily – with the aftershocks. We’ve been in a lot of darkness. But we’re coming back into the light – a new era is dawning for aging care and service, and there are some things to be very excited about. This closing session will take a glimpse at what lies ahead for aging services organizations, the big changes that are coming, and where we should play a leading role in shaping that future.

  • Explain future trends for aging services organizations.
  • Recognize emerging opportunities for innovation, growth, and change.
  • Integrate future thinking into organizational planning and development.

Andy Edeburn, Managing Partner, Elder Dynamics, Rockford, MN
Andy Edeburn is an accomplished health care advisor and thought leader with more than 20 years of health care consulting experience, specializing in acute, post-acute, and senior care services. Over his career, he has advised nearly 220 organizations in 38 states across a diverse range of issues. Andy guides organizations through their strategic thinking and planning efforts, hospital/health system and community-based partnerships, care coordination and care management programs, community-based care models, new program and facility development/redevelopment efforts, and operational and performance improvement. Andy is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and author on a range of topics including health care reform and value-based thinking, strategic planning, population health, and continuum integration and alignment. Prior to founding Elder Dynamics, Andy served as a principal in Premier’s Strategy, Innovation and Population Health Advisory Practice and as a vice president with The Camden Group in Los Angeles and Health Dimensions Group in Minneapolis, MN.