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MeHI, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute
at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, is the designated state agency for promoting
Health IT
innovation, technology and competitiveness to improve the safety, quality and efficiency of health care across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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South Shore Mental Health Realizes Benefit of Early
EHR Adoption
South Shore Mental Health (SSMH) provides community-based education, treatment, and recovery programs and services to those who struggle with a variety of mental health issues, developmental challenges, and substance abuse disorders.
As a MeHI
eQuality Incentive Program
grantee, the
nonprofit behavioral health agency received funding to streamline technology across their programs and services to build on their core commitment to the continuum of care. SSMH also used the grant to create a robust IT capacity that will position the agency to address emerging market opportunities for collaboration and integration of services with health organizations beyond the behavioral health community.
Before selecting and implementing their EHR system, SSMH began laying the foundation for the transition from paper to a digital system by introducing change management processes and proactively addressing other cultural adjustments within the organization. SSMH opted for an iterative process that allowed lessons from each clinic rollout to be incorporated in the next clinic's implementation, improving the process every step of the way. This resulted in a multi-year, phased rollout, which allowed SSMH to implement the EHR in its five outpatient clinics one at a time starting in 2012 and ending in 2016.
Looking ahead, SSMH is evaluating comprehensive care management technology solutions with an eye toward opportunities for engagement, streamlined information exchange, and coordination of care with other health providers.
Read the Spotlight Story to learn more about South Shore Mental Health's approach to successful EHR adoption and the activities around promoting their portal.
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Mass HIway Regulations are Final and Available
In February 2017, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) enacted state regulation 101 CMR 20.00: Health Information Exchange, the Mass HIway Regulations. The Mass HIway is the state-sponsored, statewide health information exchange (HIE). These regulations establish requirements for organizations that use the Mass HIway, requirements for Massachusetts providers to implement fully interoperable EHR systems that connect to the Mass HIway, and a mechanism for patients to opt-in and opt-out of the Mass HIway.
For more information visit www.masshiway.net, email [email protected], or call 1-855-MA-HIway Option 1.
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Mass. Digital Health Companies Can Apply for Internship Stipend
We are pleased to announce the launch of the MassTech Intern Partnership (MTIP) program, a state program that provides stipends to support internships for Massachusetts college students and recent graduates at digital technology companies in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts digital health technology companies, as well as firms working
in the following industries
are eligible to apply for stipend reimbursements for summer interns
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- Cybersecurity;
- Internet of Things (IoT); and
- Robotics.
The MTIP program has partnered with TechGen to utilize its interactive website to make the internship matching process faster and easier. Interested companies can sign up at TechGen to create a profile, post their internship opportunity, and search for interns. Check it out:
thetechgen.org
Please spread the word about this opportunity by forwarding this email to your company's hiring manager, posting our
program flyer
on bulletin boards, or sharing the benefits of the MTIP program with other tech companies.
We appreciate your help in supporting our mission to drive innovation, strengthen the talent pipeline, and grow the digital tech economy here in the Commonwealth.
For information, visit the MTIP program website here.
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Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Updates
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Patient Volume Threshold Information Webinars
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Join MeHI for this comprehensive educational session on Patient Volume Threshold. Topics will include:
- Reporting period, group/individual, and paid claims/enrollee options;
- Extraction, organization, and manipulation of PVT data;
- Common errors and how to avoid them; and
- Supporting documentation requirements.
Designees from organizations planning to attest for Program Year 2016 will find this information instrumental in completing their applications. EHR vendors may also find this information beneficial. Designees are encouraged to invite their EHR vendors and billing software representatives to attend. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.
Webinar Information
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Questions?
Call 1-855-MassEHR or email [email protected] for assistance.
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Program Year 2016 Deadlines
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Privacy & Security: Social Engineering
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Ensuring the privacy and security of health information is of the utmost importance. Potential hackers may use
social engineering to access or corrupt health information, blending in easily as family caregivers, vendors, or even patients.
A recent
blog post from our partner, Blueprint Healthcare IT, explores social engineering techniques, as well as strategies to empower your organization to avoid social engineering hacks.
"We recommend that your healthcare organization look at social engineering
with the same rigor as you have with perimeter controls and prevention from phishing and vishing type attacks. Here are four steps to empower your people, policies and vendors to avoid, and deter, social engineering hacks:
- Conduct routine, internal tests to determine social engineering vulnerabilities...
- Provide security training for employees that highlights social engineering techniques...
- Update or create security policies that restrict removable media and provide lock-down port access...
- Review and monitor third-party access controls regularly..."
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EOHHS Call for Members to Join Taskforce & Subcommittee
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The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is seeking 20-25 individuals to serve on the EOHHS Quality Measurement Taskforce for a two-year term and 9-15 individuals to serve on a Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Quality Subcommittee for a two-year period.
The
goals for the EOHHS Quality Measurement Taskforce are to:
- Identify core population-based quality measure sets that may be used in alternative payment model (APM) contracts with providers in the Commonwealth;
- Identify strategic priority areas for quality measure development in the Commonwealth (e.g. patient reported outcomes; SUD care; patient safety in outpatient); and
- Advise MassHealth on the quality measures and methodology that may be used as part of its ACO, CP, and Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) programs.
The DSRIP Quality Subcommittee
will advise MassHealth regarding:
- Selection of additional metrics for providers that have reached baseline performance thresholds or exceeded performance targets;
- Assessing the effectiveness of cross-cutting measures, to understand how aspects of one system are affecting the other, e.g., whether BH/SUD/LTSS performance focus areas are affecting physical health outcomes;
- Alignment of measures between systems with purpose, to enable the state to assess the effectiveness in their outcomes across systems;
- Identifying actionable new areas of priority; and
- Systems-based recommendations for initiatives to improve cross-cutting performance.
More information is described in detail in the Notice of Opportunity to Participate posted on the
Commbuys
website.
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| Participate in Digital Health Investment Consultation Survey |
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Consultation on investment in innovative digital solutions for Active & Healthy Ageing - have your say!
The European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Active and Healthy Ageing, supported by ECHAlliance, recently launched a short online consultation for all organizations that are actively deploying and implementing large-scale, sustainable, digitally-enabled innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing (AHA).
The consultation was launched to identify plans for investment (both committed and potential) in the implementation of innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing, between 2017 and 2020. The consultation will inform the creation of an Investment Map illustrating the EU investment potential in this area, contributing to the EIP on AHA Policy Dashboard.
This is an excellent opportunity for organizations (any organization, public or private, irrespective of being partner of the EIP on AHA or not) to gain visibility at a European level for their investment potential, to identify enablers or obstacles that can impact the realization of those investments, as well as to contribute to the creation of an Investment Map for innovative digital-enabled AHA solutions.
Deadline to participate
in online consultation questionnaire is
April 10, 2017
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For more information visit the website
here
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Boston Business Journal | March 10, 2017
Healthcare IT News | March 8, 2017
TechTarget | March 6, 2017
Healthcare DIVE |
February 22
, 2017
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HIMSS Pop Health Forum: Boston, MA - April 2017
Data | Care Coordination | Patient Engagement
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At
the Pop Health Forum 2017, the program will dig deep into data and analytics, care coordination, and patient engagement - the cornerstones of a successful population health strategy. Come hear case studies, thought leadership and best practices from leading healthcare institutions that have worked through some of pop health's toughest challenges.
Attend this event for a full two days of problem solving, networking, and strategy focused entirely on all things population health.
What you'll get:
- Learn how to identify relevant high-risk populations and analyze care outcomes;
- Develop successful long-term strategies for pop health under new payment models, patient engagement, care coordination, and analytics;
- Dig deeper than ever into pop health barriers with 2 full days of expert keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions;
- Hear from experienced, vendor-neutral experts and uncover the changes your organization must make to conquer healthcare reform;
- Learn emerging pop health trends and challenges, and hear how forward-thinking organizations are tackling those challenges head on; and
- Network with peers, and build valuable connections with pop health decision-makers.
April 3, 2017 at 8:30 A.M. through
April 4, 2017 at 4:00 P.M.
Where:
Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
For more information, visit the event website at: pophealthforum.com/boston/2017
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Tap Into TechSpring: Health System Innovation
Attend TechSpring's monthly open-house networking event, Tap into TechSpring.
Join this vibrant innovation community of technologists and healthcare professionals working together to solve the very real challenges in healthcare today.
When:
5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Where:
TechSpring
1350 Main Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01103
For more information about TechSpring, visit their website
here.
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PULSE@Check: How Hackathons Create Companies
Join the April #PULSECHECK in collaboration with MIT Hacking Medicine to hear firsthand how startups emerged from HACKATHONS with viable solutions that are forcing innovation in health care. They are here to talk about the good, the bad and the unexpected!
Learn straight from the founders about what happens when you hack a healthcare challenge in today's innovation ecosystem and how they forced the industry to embrace the change.
Bonus:
The audience will have an opportunity to hack PULSE@CHECK and the winner will receive a grand prize.
When:
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Where:
Hatch Fenway
401 Park Drive, 8th Floor East Elevators
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
For more information about PULSE@MassChallenge, visit their website
here.
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