Aging and technology were the subjects of remarks by Ecumen customer Honor Hacker (pictured above viewing a QuietCare sensor in her home) and Ecumen’s COO and senior vice president of strategy and operations Kathy Bakkenist as they spoke before members of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging last week about Senate File 908. You can read Kathy’s and Honor’s testimony here.This bill creates a nonpartisan congressionally mandated Consortium to evaluate the potential of technologies to help the U.S. meet the needs of our aging population. When passed, the consortium will become the first public-private partnership around technology and aging that goes beyond medical records to explore the potential of new technology to assist older adults and their caregivers in such areas as promoting independence, facilitating early disease detection, promoting greater support to caregivers and minimizing medication error.The consortium will include 17 members appointed by the President, Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader, the Speaker of the House and the Minority leader of the House. Members will be selected from aging services providers, technology companies, universities, physician and healthcare providers, insurance and pharmaceutical companies.It is anticipate that the bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives shortly.