In collaboration with Lever, Inc., we are pleased to announce the eight finalists for the COVID-19 Innovations for Healthcare Providers Challenge. This is the second of two challenges in the Massachusetts Digital Health COVID-19 Innovation Challenge Program and is designed to find innovative digital health solutions that can help providers treat and monitor their patients remotely, address racial and economic health inequities, and support healthcare workers in recovering from increased stress, anxiety, and burnout brought on by the pandemic. The program is sponsored by MeHI and supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration and the SPRINT Challenge Grant program.

The finalists will participate in a three-month accelerator program run by Lever, Inc. Each finalist will also be matched with a member of the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Network to scope detailed, six-month testing and validation projects. Finalists will pitch their product and Sandbox project at a final event in June 2022, where judges will select one winner to receive $100,000 in “tuition” to complete their proposed Sandbox project and three runners-up to receive $50,000 in “tuition.”

The finalists are:

Massachusetts digital health companies are actively seeking staff with experience in healthcare to bring operations and clinical expertise to their organizations. As the only free resource solely dedicated to open digital health roles in Massachusetts, the MassDigitalHealth jobs board is the best way to find opportunities in this growing sector. Below are just a few examples of the over 3,500 open roles currently on the board:

Find your next career at jobs.massdigitalhealth.org.

Questions? Email Katie Green at green@masstech.org.

Join MeHI and the MassCyberCenter Thursday, April 14 at 10:00am for our monthly health care provider cybersecurity call. As always, we will be joined by representatives from CISA New England and the Commonwealth Fusion Center who will provide updates on recent cyber threats and trends. This month's call will provide a recap of the Tabletop Exercise that included health care organizations that the MassCyberCenter held on March 30th.

These calls occur on the second Thursday of every month and feature a discussion leader from MeHI and the MassCyberCenter, CISA, the Commonwealth Fusion Center, and additional guest speakers to provide updates on emerging threats and cover a monthly topic of interest from the group. You can register for the call now by visiting our Zoom registration page. If you have any questions, please email fathy@masstech.org.

FHIR 101: Opportunities to Improve Interoperability Across Health Centers 

FHIR provides a standard way to express and share information across health centers, providers, and related organizations independent of how local EHRs display or store data. Join the Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality (HITEQ) Center on Tuesday, April 26 at 2:00pm as they discuss what FHIR is, what it basically does, how it impacts your EHR, and what it might mean to your health center and patients.

MeHI is proud to be a sponsor of the second annual Revolutionize Conference, presented by the Age-Friendly Institute and Aging 2.0. This one-of-a-kind event will take place on April 28-29, 2022 at the Seaport Hotel & Conference Center in Boston. As a center of research, education, healthcare, policy, and innovation, Boston is the ideal home for this international event promoting innovations in aging. To learn more and join us as we revolutionize our approach to aging, click here.

In June, LSX will gather North America’s leading Biotech, Medtech, and HealthTech CEOs for a 2-day executive conference, 1-2-1 in-person partnering, and showcase opportunities. LSX World Congress USA will replicate the unique dynamics and high-quality senior audience that has become the hallmark of LSX events around the world. CEOs from the LSX network will be joined by the sector's most active investors, big pharma and commercial leaders as well as a selection of the highest-quality, trusted advisors. Ben Linville-Engler, Chief Investment Strategist and Program Executive at MassTech, will be a panelist at a breakout session entitled "De-risking Commercialization within Health Tech."