e-Health
Visit the Massachusetts e-Health Institute website to learn what MeHI, a division of MTC, is doing to advance electronic health records adoption in the Commonwealth. |
Critical Care, Critical Choices:
The Case for Tele-ICUs in Intensive Care
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) and the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) released a report on December 1 that shows tele-ICU technology could save 350 additional lives, benefit hospitals financially, and save more than $122 million annually if broadly and effectively implemented across Massachusetts.
The study, Critical Care, Critical Choices: The Case for Tele-ICUs in Intensive Care (read the report) analyzed data collected from a demonstration project at UMassMemorial Medical Center and two community hospitals in Massachusetts. NEHI and MTC studied tele-ICU technology because of its potential to save lives and address the supply-and-demand problem of certified clinical care physicians and nurses: their numbers are declining even as the number of patients in the intensive care units (ICUs) continues to grow. Read the complete press release >>
June 24 Event - The Health Information Technology Imperative: Focus on the Community Hospitals
With the recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, hospitals are primed like never before to push forward with information technology advances. Hospitals can now leverage many more resources provided both at the state and federal level. This program, given by the Massachusetts Hospital Association, will look at health IT from some of the key players to help community hospitals find ways to make a maximum push within their own organizations to manage and accomplish IT goals that will ultimately benefits the patients we serve.
Saving Lives, Saving Money In Practice: Strategies for Computerized Physician Order Entry in Massachusetts Hospitals
Published in February 2009, our latest CPOE report details rategies for implementing CPOE in hospitals. It is published in partnership with the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI). Download the report >>
Massachusetts’ healthcare system is vitally important for the well being of its citizens and the strength of its economy. MTC and the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) are working to speed adoption of technologies that save lives and reduce costs in healthcare. Our partnership has brought together policymakers, healthcare experts, physicians, and business leaders to break down barriers impeding widespread implementation of advanced technologies.
Technologies such as Computer Physician Order Entry systems—used by physicians to order medications, lab work, and other diagnostic tests for patients—are proven and their benefits are known. Detailed analysis conducted by MTC and NEHI shows that these computer systems can save millions of dollars and hundreds of lives annually. Working with all of the major stakeholders, we set a goal to implement CPOE systems in all Massachusetts hospitals during the next four years.
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Activities of the CPOE Initiative
The goal of the Massachusetts Hospital CPOE Initiative is to improve patient safety and quality, and to lower costs in the state’s healthcare system. Its objective is to achieve full implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems in all acute care hospitals in the state within four years. Read more >>
Activities of the FAST Initiative
A collaborative project of the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI), the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, and the Health Technology Center (HTC)
What is FAST?
Fast Adoption of Significant Technologies
Conference: Physician Involvement and Governance
This conference, which took place on January 11, 2007, was a free, educational workshop for Massachusetts hospital executives and physician leadership (medical staff presidents, CMOs, CMIOs) focused on Computer Physician Order Entry Implementation.
The conference was presented by MTC and the New England Healthcare Institute in collaboration with the Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Council of Community Hospitals, Massachusetts Medical Society, and Masspro.
View presentations from the conference >>
