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News From MeHI
March/April 2023
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Healthy Aging Challenge Announces Finalists | |
Entrepreneurs Will Compete for Prizes Worth up to $200,000 | |
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MeHI is pleased to announce the eight finalists for the Healthy Aging Sandbox Challenge. The Challenge was designed to find digital health solutions that can help older adults live as well and independently as possible by supporting their physical, mental, and social health.
The finalists will participate in a two-month, virtual Introduction to the 'Massachusetts Digital Health Ecosystem' program. The introduction will include a speaker series featuring prominent voices from across the ecosystem, including venture capitalists, successful digital health innovators, and leading researchers.
During the program, participants will also be assessed on their testing and validation needs and then matched with members of the MA Digital Health Sandbox Network, a group of cutting-edge research and development organizations supporting digital health companies. The finalists will compete for prizes worth up to $200,000 to scope detailed testing and validation projects with their Sandbox partner.
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Mass HIway Spotlight Story | |
Advocates, Inc. is a behavioral health organization that serves individuals and families across the Commonwealth. Advocates provides a broad range of services for people facing a variety of life challenges, such as addiction, aging, autism, brain injury, mental health recovery, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. | |
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Like many healthcare organizations, Advocates engages in public health reporting, including submission of data to the statewide Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI). The Mass HIway recently built out the infrastructure for a common Application Programming Interface (API) that can be used as an alternative to the current public health reporting pathway. This API can be used for multiple public health use cases, including CBHI.
Learn more about how Advocates worked with their EHR vendor, PCE Systems, and the Mass HIway Account Management Team at MeHI to optimize their CBHI reporting workflow.
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ONC Announces Prospective QHINs | |
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In February, the Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced its list of prospective Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). To qualify, organizations are required to meet rigorous Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) eligibility requirements, terms and conditions of TEFCA participation, and commitment to a 12-month go-live timeline. The list includes: CommonWell Health Alliance, eHealth Exchange, Epic TEFCA Interoperability Services, Health Gorilla, Kno2, and KONZA. Once fully onboarded, the organizations will officially be designated as QHINs. To learn more, read the ONC announcement here.
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Healthcare Provider Cybersecurity Monthly Call | |
Topic: Cybersecurity Workforce Development for Healthcare Providers | |
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 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,
April 13, 2023
10:00 am-11:00 am
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Updates | |
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The voluntary use of HITECH-recognized security practices can help covered entities bolster their security postures and better protect themselves against top healthcare cybersecurity threats. Read more from Health IT Security
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The Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) has released a free video series providing healthcare cybersecurity awareness and training to clinicians. Read more from Health IT Security.
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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 2,000 open roles currently on the board: | |
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Figur8, a Boston-based developer of a state-of-the-art, digital musculoskeletal injury assessment solution, is seeking a Human Resources Manager.
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Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series | |
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Join the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), Mass Home Care, and the MassTech Collaborative's Mass Caregiving Initiative for the next webinar in the Caring for the Caregiver series.
The webinar will take place on Friday, April 14th at 12 PM. In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day, The Conversation Project will share insight with caregivers about how to have conversations about end-of-life care with the important people in your life. Talking with the important people in our lives can bring us closer together. It also helps us create the foundation of a care plan that’s right for all of us – a plan that will be available when the need arises.
Check out past webinars in the Caring for the Caregiver series on the EOEA YouTube channel here. Please feel free to contact masscaregiver@mass.gov with any questions or comments.
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Friday, April14th
Noon - 12:30 pm
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MIT Hacking Medicine
Grand Hack 2023
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MeHI is proud to be a sponsor of MIT Hacking Medicine's Grand Hack 2023, which will take place from Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23, 2023, on the MIT campus. The Grand Hack offers a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, and healthcare professionals to create something new to drive healthcare innovation forward.
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