Mass eHealth Institute To Award $2.35M In HIE Grants

Bernie Monegain | Government Health IT | June 24, 2013

The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative will give 32 collaborative projects up to $75,000 each in HIway Implementation Grants to help 80 healthcare organizations across the Commonwealth connect to the HIway, Massachusetts' statewide health information exchange.

“We are excited to award these grants to healthcare organizations across the Commonwealth,” said Pamela Goldberg, CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, in a news release. “We congratulate the recipients on this achievement, and for their commitment to using the Mass HIway and health information technologies, ushering in a new era for patient care.”

Recipients were awarded grants based on their ability to build upon existing improvement efforts that impact care quality, costs or population health. [...]