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Check out the latest Massachusetts digital health stories, news and events below!
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MeHI Releases Health IT Training Modules for Home Healthcare, and Long-Term & Post-Acute Care Workers
With funding from the Healthcare Workforce Transformation Fund through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, MeHI awarded $173,000 to Springfield Technical Community College to lead a three community college consortium in the development of a statewide health IT training pilot program to improve the skill sets of entry-level employees in Massachusetts long-term post-acute care and home healthcare organizations. Together, the three colleges -Springfield Technical Community College, Cape Cod Community College, and Middlesex Community College - developed, tested, and refined a standardized curriculum to support HIT workforce development.
The colleges piloted the curriculum modules at four home healthcare agencies across Massachusetts: Porchlight VNA, Capuano Care, Duffy Health Clinic, and Professional Profiles.
The curriculum is divided into four modules: basic computer skills required to navigate an EHR; EHR function and use; EHR documentation; and EHR security and privacy. The modules are targeted at entry-level workers like CNAs and home health aides, and are designed to stand on their own or to work as a cohesive unit.
The modules and supporting materials are available on MeHI's website here.
Please let us know
if you are interested in using any of these modules to train your workforce.
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Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Updates
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MU information Session Webinars are scheduled for October 23rd and 24th. The sessions will highlight all the essential requirements to prepare for Program Year 2017. Please register to participate in one of the presented education sessions.
Webinar Details:
Monday, October 23, 2017 Noon-1:30pm
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Noon-1:30pm
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| The slide presentations and Q&A collected from September's MU Information Sessions are now posted on the MeHI website. Take advantage of accessing the education material as often as you'd like as you begin to prepare for Program Year 2017. |
We appreciate your patience as MAPIR enhancements are made to accommodate the Program Year 2017 requirements. The release is expected in November 2017, but a date has not been set yet. Check back on MeHI's website to see whether the release date has been posted. If a PY2017 application is launched prior to the MAPIR release date, you will be instructed to abort the application.
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Program Year 2017 Deadlines
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Participate in OpenIDEO's Innovation Challenge
OpenIDEO partners with organizations to drive collaboration, innovation, and impact around the world's toughest problems. One of their latest challenges touches on a MeHI
priority area, supporting family caregivers with digital health technology and aims to answer the question:
How might we better support family caregivers as they care for a loved one with dementia?
Their "Idea Phase" runs from October 18th to November 14th when OpenIDEO will collect current projects or proposals for solutions that support caregivers of those with dementia. The Challenge partners, AARP Services, Inc. and United Healthcare, will support a select number of top ideas via $15-$25K prizes and in-person advice and design support.
Learn more about the Challenge:
- Read the Challenge Brief and sign up to receive email notifications about the Challenge.
- Submit current projects or proposals focused on the Challenge topic. Ideas are due by November 14 @ 6pm PST.
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Lyme Hackathon - Oct. 21st, 22nd
Calling all students, innovators, scientists, and clinicians to learn about and address an evolving epidemic. Make a difference. Make history.
Sponsored by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation and led by the Dean Center for Tick Borne Illness at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network/Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, in partnership with MIT Hacking Medicine, this two-day event aims to solve critical prevention, diagnostic, and treatment challenges facing the Lyme disease field. Beginning at 9:00am on Saturday, October 21st and ending at 2:00pm Sunday, October 22nd, participants will learn about Lyme disease through lightening speeches and will form innovative
multidisciplinary teams to propel the Lyme disease field to the next level. Each team will have access to an extensive group of mentors, each of whom is a nationally recognized leader in Lyme research or treatment, and will work on an important project that addresses one of the top Lyme disease challenges. At the end of the weekend, each of the top five teams will receive $5,000 in prize money. No prior Lyme disease research experience is necessary.
Participants in the 2017 Lyme Innovation Hackathon will focus on developing solutions in the following critical areas:
- the incubation of an accurate diagnostic that is federally approved for use & detects Bb infections/exposure with 90%+ accuracy for all stages of Lyme disease; and
- the development of effective medical treatment options for late-stage Lyme/PTLDS that lead to functional cures in patients with symptoms for greater than 12 months.
Saturday, October 21, 2017 | 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, October 22, 2017 | 9:00am - 2:00pm
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2017 Connected Health Conference
Combining the highly-respected Partners Connected Health Symposium with the largest global platform for digital and connected health deal-making, the newly designed 2017 Connected Health Conference will convene an unmatched audience of the top movers and shakers, front-line healthcare providers, and forward-thinking companies. This can't-miss event is the best opportunity to rub elbows with decision makers, gain market knowledge, showcase the latest technologies, and get a front row seat to the future of technology-enabled health and wellness.
CHC17 represents how the connected health field is evolving, with increasing interest from major companies, investors, government agencies, and consumers, and growing acceptance from healthcare providers. This means:
- Content focused on medical adherence; patient engagement; patient, customer and provider experience; the cross section of technology, medicine, and research; and personalization of care, from home to hospital.
- Networking opportunities to engage with providers, technologists, researchers, and thought leaders (day time activities, receptions, site visits and online resources).
- Key insights from leaders in the industry, mapping a vision for connected health across the lifespan, with a focus on the need for continued innovation and vision for the future of personal connected health.
- The chance to be at the cutting edge of connected health, bringing companies closer to patients, connecting with providers, and driving personalization of care delivery.
MeHI's Director, Laurance Stuntz, will
speak at a special conference event, "Fueling the Innovation Economy in Connected Health: An Ecosystem Approach", and will moderate the panel, "Massachusetts - A Digital Health Innovation Case Study" on the morning of Wednesday, October 25th. Later that afternoon, he will facilitate two roundtable discussions as part of the event. Also on the morning of the 25th, Laurance will participate in the special conference event, "Digital Health Society: Europe Meets North America", speaking on the panel "Digital Health: trends and business opportunities in Europe and North America".
Where:
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd.
Boston, MA 02210
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Internet of Health Business Conference
The Internet of Health Conference will facilitate an industry-wide conversation between C- and VP-level innovation, technology and medical executives from leading payers, healthcare providers, and tech innovators to pinpoint specific applications and ROI success stories that will help key stakeholders across the whole health spectrum navigate Internet of Things (IoT) implementation and optimization.
As part of the conference,
MeHI's Director, Laurance Stuntz,
will moderate a roundtable discussion on reducing readmissions rates.
When:
Tuesday, October 31st to
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Where:
Royal Sonesta Boston
40 Edwin H Land Blvd
Cambridge, MA 02142
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America East Hackathon 2017
Now in its second year, Hack AE is a 24-hour civic hackathon organized by the America East Academic Consortium, the academic initiative of the America East Conference. The event is designed to bring America East students together to build software and hardware projects that address the real-world challenges facing our neighborhoods, cities, states, and country, with a specific emphasis on issues pertaining to cybersecurity, education, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness.
Top 5 Reasons to Attend Hack AE:
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Discover Internship and career opportunities with sponsoring companies
- Learn about new and emerging technologies from industry experts
- Hone your skills in the company of seasoned mentors
- Meet fellow hackers from across the America East Conference
- Compete to win great prizes
If you are a designer, engineer, innovator, programmer, or person who believes technology can be used to make the world a better place, you are invited to attend. All academic backgrounds and skill levels are welcome!
Saturday, November 4th through Sunday, November 5th, 2017
Where:
UMass Lowell,
O'Leary Library
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Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership Statewide Integration Conference
The MassHealth PCC Plan and Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) will host a free, full-day educational event on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, with experts from MeHI, Harvard Medical School, The Heller School at Brandeis University, NIATx, youth and adolescent experts, and the adolescent Drug Story Theater. This conference is for MBHP-contracted providers, community partners, PCC practices, community health centers, community mental health centers, hospitals, state agencies, group practices, and private practices.
MeHI's Director, Laurance Stuntz will present on the experience developing and piloting materials through MeHI's 2016 Learning Collaborative to assist providers with navigating and encouraging patient consent to electronically share behavioral health information. MeHI staff, including Elisabeth Renczkowski, Content Specialist, and Stephanie Briody, eHealth Community Manager will participate in a panel discussion in the afternoon.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Where:
Doubletree Hotel
5400 Computer Drive
Westborough, MA 01581
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