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New MeHI Grants Seek to Build ‘Connected Communities’ for Delivering Health Care
June 8, 2015Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
WESTBOROUGH, MA - June 8, 2015 - MeHI, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech, has launched a new grant program to strengthen the collaborative technology-based connections between healthcare settings in regions across the Commonwealth. The Connected Communities Implementation Grant Program solicits proposals from groups working together to use health information technology to tackle challenges to delivering coordinated healthcare within their community. The program is designed to increase the electronic exchange of health information and strengthen associated workflows in order to help local providers better address the transitions of care and care management needs within their communities, ultimately resulting in better coordination of patient care, improved patient outcomes, and a reduction in healthcare costs.
Learn MoreVenture Forum Names Co-Directors to Run Worcester Innovation Center
April 28, 2015Source: Mass Live LLC
By: Michael D. Kane
The Executive Board of The Venture Forum announced on Monday, hours after a ribbon cutting officially opened the center, that it had formed a new "Accelerator Division."
State Helps Bring Behavioral Health Online
April 14, 2015Source: WBJ's Central Mass Health Care
MeHI's Laurance Stuntz quoted in the lead article of the Worcester Business Journal's Central Mass Health Care e-newsweekly highlighting the efforts to assist behavioral health providers with Health IT. The piece also covers the recent release of MeHI's eQuality Incentive Program Behavioral Health Round II grants.
Learn MoreIBM Watson Health to hire hundreds for new Boston-area HQ
April 14, 2015Source: Boston Business Journal
By: Jessica Bartlett
IBM will be locating its new health care analytics division in the Boston area, hiring hundreds of employees and partnering with some of the biggest names in health care to provide an umbrella analytical software able of capturing and analyzing all a person’s health information.
Massachusetts Behavioral Health Providers to Receive Nearly $1 Million to Advance Health IT Capabilities
April 9, 2015Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
WESTBOROUGH, MA – April 9, 2015 – MeHI, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech, has announced the first round of grantees from the eQuality Incentive Program (eQIP) for behavioral health providers located across the Commonwealth. MeHI has awarded grants to 18 non-profits across the Commonwealth, which will total nearly $1 million if the awardees reach each of the program milestones.
Learn MoreLong-Term Post-Acute Care Assisted Through New eHealth Incentive Program
February 24, 2015Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
WESTBOROUGH, MA –The application period is now open for a new Request for Proposals from MeHI, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech, to increase the effective use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) sector. As part of eQIP, MeHI’s eQuality Incentive Program, awarded funds will assist eligible LTPAC providers in Massachusetts with adopting health information technology. Through the installation of these technologies, the Commonwealth aims to improve the efficiency, cost, and quality of patient care in this critical healthcare sector.
Learn MoreNew England Regional Council Offers Guidance on Effective Management of Type 2 Diabetes
December 30, 2014Source: Institute For Clinical And Economic Review
Boston, MA., December 22, 2014 - New Report from New England CEPAC Identifies NPH insulin as a High Value Treatment Option Relative to Costlier, Analog Formulations.
Learn MoreMassachusetts eHealth Institute providing grants for broader electronic medical record use
November 6, 2014Source: Boston Business Journal
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute is offering $6.7 million in grants to behavioral health providers and long-term acute care facilities as a means of bolstering the groups' access to electronic medical records.
Learn MoreApplications Open for eHealth eQuality Incentive Program
November 5, 2014Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
WESTBOROUGH, MA – MeHI has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for behavioral healthcare organizations to apply for funding. Eligible organizations selected under eQIP will receive payments upon reaching key milestones in their adoption and implementation of health IT systems.
Learn MoreNew Study Highlights Growing Support for Health Information Technology in Massachusetts
July 17, 2014Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
BOSTON - Survey Research Shows Increased Adoption of Health IT by State’s Healthcare Providers; Massachusetts Consumers Indicate Strong Support for Health IT and Sharing Health Data; Want Assurance of Security
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