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MeHI and partners launch the Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition during National Caregivers Month
December 5, 2019Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
MeHI, in collaboration with leaders from business, health care, education and state government, recently launched the Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition, an initiative to assess and address the needs of unpaid family caregivers across the Commonwealth. Together, we are building a Coalition designed to help improve caregiver quality of life and encourage innovation and technology to support these family caregivers.
Learn MoreFour Massachusetts Digital Health Events to Close Out 2019
December 3, 2019Source: MassDigitalHealth editors
There are several digital health events happening in Massachusetts this December and each has something for everyone: startups, investors, job seekers, academics, you name it. In 2020, keep an eye on the Mass Digital Health events calendar to find more industry events – and discover why the world comes to Massachusetts for healthcare innovation.
Learn MoreMassachusetts Expands Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program, Adds Sites in Boston, Cambridge, & WMass
November 12, 2019Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI)
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) has selected three of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ leading healthcare R&D hubs to join the Digital Health Sandbox Network, which connects Massachusetts-based startups to cutting-edge R&D facilities and allows them the opportunity to apply for funding to test their innovations at one of the Network’s labs.
Learn MoreHow an International Organization Plans to Bridge the Digital Health Ecosystems of Boston and Europe
October 28, 2019Source: MassDigitalHealth.org Editors
Interview with David Guez, MD, Executive Director Innovation and Scouting and founder of WeHealth Digital Medicine.
Learn MoreWhat Can The National Weather Service Teach Us About Disseminating Health Care Price Information?
September 12, 2019Source: Health Affairs
By: John D. Freedman, Linda R. Green, and Ateev Mehrotra
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, the Massachusetts eHealth Initiative, the Donaghue Foundation, Harvard Medical School’s Department of Health Care Policy, and Freedman Healthcare are partnering to launch a data dissemination challenge that could put health care on the path to following the National Weather Service model of data collection and dissemination.
Learn MoreMassChallenge HealthTech Launches Applications for 2020 Accelerator
September 10, 2019Source: MassChallenge HealthTech
MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today opened applications for the 2020 cohort of MassChallenge HealthTech. MassChallenge HealthTech accelerates innovation in the healthcare industry by connecting later-stage, digital health startups with industry champions to address some of our greatest healthcare challenges. Startups that have raised up to $10M in equity-based funding and have generated up to $10M in revenue are invited to apply by October 8, 2019 at 12:00PM (noon) ET.
Learn MoreBaker-Polito Administration Releases New Report on Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative
September 9, 2019Source: Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
BOSTON - Monday, September 9, 2019 -- Governor Charlie Baker today officially released the results of a new report from the Massachusetts Digital Health Council during his remarks at MassBIO’s inaugural Digital Health Impact 2019 event held in Boston. The report tracks the progress of the Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative, a public-private effort launched in January 2016 to boost the rapidly growing sector that sits at the intersection of healthcare and technology.
Learn MoreMassChallenge HealthTech Awards More Than $200K in Cash Prizes to Top Digital Health Startups
June 25, 2019Source: MassChallenge HealthTech
BOSTON - MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today awarded more than $200K in cash prizes to six elite digital health startups from the 2019 HealthTech accelerator.
Learn MoreLearn about Top Digital Health Collaborations across the Commonwealth
June 5, 2019Source: MassDigitalHealth.org editors
Did you know that Massachusetts is home to over 350 digital health companies? While Boston is typically referred to as the biotech hub of the world, the digital health ecosystem is also booming in the Commonwealth. Since 2016, the Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative has been focused on supporting digital health companies, fostering the digital health ecosystem, and bringing jobs to the Commonwealth.
Learn MoreBaker-Polito Administration Launches Digital Health 'Sandbox' Program for Innovative Startups
April 24, 2019Source: Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito - Mass.gov
WORCESTER — Governor Baker today announced a new grant program as part of the Administration’s Digital Health Initiative that will provide $500,000 in funding to open doors for healthcare technology startups to access research and development “sandboxes.” Governor Baker made the announcement during a visit with Digital Health Council members at WPI’s PracticePoint, one of the facilities supported by the program, where healthcare startups will be able to test existing technologies and develop new products and services.
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