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Milford Hospital Joins State HIway
July 17, 2013Source: Milford Daily News
Milford Daily News — In an effort to improve post-hospitalization care, Milford Regional Medical Center will be using a $75,000 grant to become a part of a state electronic health information exchange network.
Learn MoreNew Investments in eHealth Technology to Support Milford Area
July 16, 2013Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative hosted a community kickoff event this morning at Milford Regional Medical Center (MRMC) to highlight new grants designed to help local health providers use the state’s new Health Information Exchange, the Mass HIway. Recipients include regional health care leaders such as MRMC and their grant partners Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation and CAREtenders, as well as Charlton-based Overlook Visiting Nursing Association and their partner organization, Harrington Hospital. Leaders from MeHI, MassTech, and the grant recipients were joined by State Senator and President Pro Tempore Richard T. Moore, Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III, and Representative Peter Durant.
Learn MoreNetsmart Awarded Grant to Connect Electronic Health Records to Mass. HIway Statewide Health Information Exchange
June 27, 2013Source: Netsmart
Overland Park, Kan. – June 27, 2013 – Netsmart, the leading provider of clinical and business solutions for health and human services organizations nationwide, announced today it was selected by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) to receive an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Vendor Interface Grant that will help the Commonwealth reach the goal of connecting every healthcare provider in the Commonwealth to the Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE), the Mass HIway.
Learn MoreMassachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech Awards $2.35 Million in Grants to Accelerate Connections to Statewide Health Information Exchange
June 20, 2013Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MeHI) today announced 32 collaborative projects that will receive HIway Implementation Grants of up to $75,000 each. These Implementation Grants will assist 80 health care organizations across the Commonwealth in connecting to the statewide Health Information Exchange, the Mass HIway, enabling them to improve patient care and reduce costs.
Learn MoreMassachusetts Health Information Highway to Fund $2M for Implementation Grants
March 15, 2013Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative today announced a $2M HIway Implementation Grant Program which will fund projects that catalyze connections to the statewide Health Information Exchange, the Mass HIway.
Learn MoreMassachusetts launches statewide health information exchange
October 17, 2012Source: ModernHealthcare.com
Massachusetts on Tuesday launched a statewide health information exchange that will allow healthcare providers to share electronic health information as they seek to improve coordination of care, lower costs and increase patient safety.
Learn MoreAsking Population Health's Unanswered Questions
August 23, 2012Source: Healthcare Infomatics
AUGUST 23, 2012 - Pilots under the Query Health project are testing two standards: the HQMF standard that expresses an e-measure in machine-readable electronic format; and a query envelope for the secure exchange of queries.
Learn MoreIT Experts Discuss New Technology in the Health Care Industry
August 13, 2012Source: C-SPAN
AUGUST 13, 2012 - WASHINGTON, DC - Smart phones may soon be on the front lines of patient-generated health information according to a panel discussion hosted by the Alliance for Health Reform today/Monday. Speakers from the Health & Human Services Department and the health care industry discussed new apps called “observation of daily living” currently being tested by both patients and doctors as a new way to monitor health and get patients more involved in their own health care.
Learn MoreThe ‘Alternative Quality Contract,’ Based On A Global Budget, Lowered Medical Spending And Improved Quality
July 12, 2012Source: HealthAffairs
JULY 12, 2012 - Seven provider organizations in Massachusetts entered the Blue Cross Blue Shield Alternative Quality Contract in 2009, followed by four more organizations in 2010.
Learn MoreGlobal Payment Shows Promise As Consumers Wait For Savings
July 12, 2012Source: WBUR
JULY 12, 2012 - BOSTON - Hospitals, doctors and insurers in Massachusetts are moving at a rapid pace into what are known as global payments, or sometimes global budgets. A study published online in the journal Health Affairs says there are signs that moving doctors into a global budget is good for patients, but the change isn’t saving consumers any money yet.
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