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News From Mass Digital Health at the Massachusetts eHealth Institute
February 2024
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Women's Health Challenge
Finalists Announced
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MeHI is pleased to announce the nine finalists for our Women's Health Challenge. The Challenge is focused on finding digital health solutions that address women+ health and inequities including in the areas of behavioral and cognitive health, physical activity, disease control, medication management, nutrition, and community connections.
Over the next few months, the finalists will participate in a virtual Introduction to the Massachusetts Digital Health Ecosystem program featuring prominent voices, including venture capitalists, state and federal partners, and leading researchers.
During the program, participants will also be assessed on their testing and validation needs, then matched with members of the MA Digital Health Sandbox Network, a group of cutting-edge research and development organizations that support digital health companies. The finalists will compete for prizes worth up to $150,000 to fund testing and validation projects with their Sandbox partner.
The finalists are:
Congratulations to all the finalists! Stay tuned for more information about the Challenge final pitch event, coming in May.
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Massachusetts Medicaid Challenge:
Revolutionizing Home-Based Care
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MeHI is seeking digital health companies who are developing and validating remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions that support community-dwelling older adults with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) to participate in the Massachusetts Medicaid Challenge: Revolutionizing Home-Based Care.
Applicants from across the U.S. can apply for this Challenge. Companies selected for the program will participate in a one-day virtual workshop and pitch prep sessions. The Challenge will culminate in a virtual final pitch competition where the selected companies will pitch before a panel of expert judges.
One winner will be selected to pilot their solution with members of the WellSense Senior Care Options (SCO) plan, an opportunity valued at $50,000. The pilot will be supported by a collaboration of two of MeHI’s Digital Health Sandboxes: UMass Chan Medical School (UMCMS) and UMass Lowell (UML).
Applications are due March 8, 2024
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Webinar: The Implications of Recent Legislation for Developers & Users of AI Tools in Healthcare | |
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Earlier this month, MeHI teamed up with HealthTech Build to present a dynamic webinar on "The Implications of Recent Legislation for Developers & Users of AI Tools in Healthcare." During the session, an expert panel explored the use of AI tools in healthcare, the impact of policy, the importance of health equity, and other considerations for both developers and healthcare professionals.
The session was moderated by Dr. Brian Anderson, Chief Digital Health Physician at MITRE, and featured:
Dr. Leo A. Celi, Principal Research Scientist at MIT;
Dr. Arnab Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College; and
Shannon Walsh, Assistant Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation.
To view the full version of the recording of this engaging session, please click here.
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In November, the MeHI/Mass HIway team presented the Mass HIway 101 Webinar to deliver a comprehensive overview of the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange (Mass HIway) and its critical role in healthcare data sharing. In addition to insights into enhancing care coordination and streamlining healthcare operations, attendees learned about leveraging the benefits of event notifications, new ways to meet public health reporting requirements, and more. This valuable information, including how you can integrate with the Mass HIway to ensure compliance and effective health data interoperability, is now available via this recording. | |
Healthcare Provider Cybersecurity Monthly Call | |
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On the second Thursday of every month, MeHI and the MassCyberCenter host a call to provide updates on emerging cybersecurity threats and cover a monthly topic of interest. The February 2024 call will feature an overview of the Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Toolkit.
The calls feature discussion leaders from MeHI and the MassCyberCenter, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) New England, the Commonwealth Fusion Center, and additional guest speakers.
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Thursday, February 8th
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Updates | |
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 1,300 open roles currently on the board: | |
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Hosted by the University of Massachusetts’ Medical Device Development Center (M2D2), the 13th Annual M2D2 $200K Challenge is an opportunity designed to showcase the innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit of seed and early-stage medical device and biotech companies.
This year, 15 finalists will be eligible to win a share of sponsor-provided, in-kind services, including engineering, product development, legal, regulatory, clinical, and business services, as well as lab and office space. To learn more, click here.
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Mass Digital Health Sandbox Networking Event
Technologies at the Edge of Life
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Join MeHI and the MIT Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) for the third event in MeHI's Mass Digital Health Sandbox Networking Series. These events bring together the dynamic Massachusetts digital health ecosystem to connect in person and showcase the amazing work of the R&D centers across the Sandbox Network.
Each Networking event features a panel discussion on a topic of interest, as well as an opportunity to network. This event will focus on the theme of "Technologies at the Edge of Life," centering around the development of medical devices and platforms customized to meet the distinctive needs of the elderly and neonates, the two extremes of age.
Light refreshments and beverages will be served.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
45 Carleton Street
Building E25-131, 201
Cambridge, MA 02139
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MESH Core 2024
Healthcare Innovation Bootcamp
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MESH Core is a two-day intensive, in-person healthcare innovation course hosted by Mass General Brigham Innovation. Building on decades of cutting-edge innovation, as well as expertise from Harvard, Mass General Brigham, and industry, the course will provide innovators with key knowledge to push the limits of what is possible in healthcare innovation.
Suitable for physicians, researchers, allied health professionals, MBAs, students, executives, and the public, the conference will feature a combination of lectures, hands-on cases, networking, roundtables, and scientific sessions. Learn more and register here.
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Monday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 21
MGB Assembly Row
399 Revolution Drive
Somerville, MA 02145
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A Note About Our Newsletter | |
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MeHI, the Mass. eHealth Institute at MassTech, has powered the Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative since its launch in 2016 and has overseen work around EHRs, Health IT, and other technology investments at healthcare institutions statewide since the early 2010s. We’ve managed two separate newsletters over the past seven years, but as technology ecosystems have evolved and more common themes have merged between our separate health technology-focused audiences, we’ve made the decision to merge our MeHI and Mass Digital Health newsletters into a single monthly edition.
We’re excited to introduce this new format, which we hope will offer our subscribers a broad perspective on the digital transformation that’s driving healthcare innovation across the state, and provide new learning and collaboration opportunities across our network.
We thank you for your continued support. If you have questions or comments about this switch, feel free to email us at ehealth@masstech.org.
- The MeHI Team
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