Technology and Healthcare

Healthcare information investment to improve coordination of care, increase care quality, reduce overhead costs and guard against treatment and medication errors.
11.04.2019  | Enter Your Zip Code and Find SUD Treatment Options
FindTreatment.gov is up and running, helping individuals locate substance use disorder treatment facilities across the U.S.
11.04.2019  | D.C. Bill Addresses Telemedicine in Medicare Program
The CONNECT for Health Act would expand access to telehealth for Medicare patients.
10.28.2019  | Spilka: Senate Healthcare Bill on its Way
Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka said at the HPC cost trends hearing last week that the Senate is crafting its own healthcare reform bill.
10.28.2019  | The HPC’s Cost Trends Hearing
The state’s Health Policy Commission (HPC) held its annual cost trends hearing last Tuesday and Wednesday.
10.28.2019  | Creating Paths to Sustainable Operating Margin, Mission, and Market Essentiality
This conference will look at effective current strategies for improved ROI across an enterprise.
10.21.2019  | Governor Baker Lays Out Newest Health Reform Plan
Governor Charlie Baker last Friday introduced the latest legislative proposal to reform the state’s healthcare system.
10.14.2019  | A Ready-Made Solution to the Nursing Shortage
Legislation pending in the State House would quickly increase the supply of well-qualified nurses who would first have to undergo rigorous background checks, and then make the nurses available to fill vacancies in underserved areas.
10.07.2019  | Telemedicine Gets a Hearing at the State House
Caregivers and patients spoke at a hearing before the Joint Committee on Financial Services last Tuesday.
09.30.2019  | MHA Telemedicine Legislation Press Release
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA), other members of the Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition (tMED), along with caregivers and advocates, on Tuesday, October 1 will urge the Joint Committee on Financial Services to support HB991/
09.30.2019  | The Time is Right to Move Telemedicine Forward in Massachusetts
On Tuesday, the Joint Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing regarding telemedicine.
08.19.2019  | MHA Telemedicine Webinar
MHA will host a webinar, “Telemedicine in Massachusetts: Opportunities and the Current Regulatory Landscape,” on Friday, September 27th from 10-11:30 a.m.
08.12.2019  | WATCH: Telemedicine Keeps Kids in School
MHA recently spotlighted Heywood Healthcare’s Tele Behavioral School Based Counseling Program, which highlights the tremendous potential of telemedicine to reach patients who often lack access to care – in ways that fit their lifestyles.
07.22.2019  | More and More Doctors Exploring Telemedicine
A recent study has found that the number of physicians who self-reported telemedicine as a skill doubled between 2015 and 2018 and continues to increase by approximately 20% per year.
04.15.2019  | DMH Proposes New Regulations on its Oversight of Facilities
The Department of Mental Health (DMH) released proposed revisions to its regulations governing DMH’s oversight of mental health facilities.
01.28.2019  | tMED Coalition Calls for Improved Telemedicine in Mass.
tMED joined with Sen. Jason Lewis and Rep. Tom Golden last Friday to file legislation that would adopt a comprehensive telemedicine framework for Massachusetts.
12.03.2018  | An Opportunity to Help Lessen EHR Burden
Numerous studies have identified electronic health records (EHRs) as being the cause of great physician dissatisfaction and burn out with their jobs. Doctors feel that the requirements to use EHRs cuts into their personal interaction with patients an
06.18.2018  | Mass. House Releases Major Healthcare Overhaul
The Massachusetts House of Representatives could begin consideration as early as tomorrow on a massive healthcare reform bill.
01.15.2018  | CHIA Transparency Website in Beta Testing
The much-awaited-for consumer health information website from the state is up-and-running in test mode only.
09.11.2017  | MHA Launches New, Updated Website
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA), has launched a newly re-designed and updated website.
07.18.2017  | Healthcare Provider, Consumer, and Business Coalition Promotes Telemedicine Access and Equity
The Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition (tMED) today testified in support of state legislation to advance and promote access to telemedicine services for patients in the commonwealth. HB578

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