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BOSTON – The Regional Extension Center (REC), a program of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) has reached the key milestone of successfully helping 1,000 primary health care providers in the Commonwealth achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use of electronic health records, making them eligible for federal incentive payments and paving the way for improved quality of care and lower costs.
Read MoreBOSTON – The Massachusetts Broadband Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has been awarded the Patriot Award by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the federal Department of Defense. The Patriot Award recognizes employers who provide exceptional support to their Guard and Reserve employees.
Read MoreOTIS – Thursday, April 4, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today lit the first section of a new 1,200-mile fiber-optic network that will bring high-speed Internet access to underserved areas of western and central Massachusetts. The event was held at the regional Farmington River Elementary School, one of the facilities to be connected to the MassBroadband 123 network.
Read MoreBOSTON – As the 12x12 initiative nears its three year mark, a community of committed tech executives, entrepreneurs, and service providers successfully supports twenty start-up companies that represent over 330 Massachusetts jobs and nearly $105 million in raised investment.
Read MoreBOSTON - Massachusetts has been recognized as a national leader for efforts to enhance the safety and quality of health care by embracing the use of health information technology. The federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has recognized achievements of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) through its Grantee Recognition Program, including reaching Milestone 2 in e-prescribing and recording a top ten increase in directed and query-based exchange activity.
Read MoreCAMBRIDGE – Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki, Bill Brah, Executive Director, Venture Development Center at UMass Boston, and Pamela Goldberg, CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative today announced the launch of the MassTech Intern Partnership, public-private partnership generating tech sector internship opportunities.
Read MoreBOSTON - The Massachusetts technology community connected with state lawmakers today at the State House for the Massachusetts Tech: Our Future Everywhere event in an effort to shine a spotlight on tech’s far-reaching economic importance and its significance to the Commonwealth’s employees, firms and its citizens.
Read MoreLegislators, public officials, and industry leaders convened yesterday for a panel discussion on the strengths and opportunities within the technology sector in Massachusetts.
Read MoreWESTBOROUGH - The state’s innovation economy is experiencing three new shifts that present both opportunities and challenges, including the growth of new sectors like robotics and Big Data as major economic drivers, according to the annual Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy, released today by the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
Read MorePamela offered keynote remarks at the MassEcon Holiday lunch today, highlighting the shared goals of MassTech and MassEcon, and the opportunities ahead within the innovation economy. Both entities collaborate with stakeholders on economic growth within the Commonwealth.
Read MoreThis week, a major technology-sector CEO’s group ranked Massachusetts second in their national Broadband Index study. The study, released by TechNet, uses benchmarks such as public-sector leadership, investment, and public/private collaboration, to chart how each state develops high-speed Internet connectivity to grow strong economies and vibrant communities.
Read MoreThe Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative announced today that the MDPHnet (Massachusetts Department of Public Health Network) system has launched.
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