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NEHI in the News

High error rate creates new urgency for CPOE: Why the technology may become a mandate, not an option

Today's Hospitalist
July 9, 2008

An interview with NEHI president Wendy Everett about NEHI's work on CPOE and what it means for hospitals.

July Awards

Women's Business
July 1, 2008

NEHI's own Judy Ozbun received the Science Club For Girls' Catalyst Award.

Report finds Massachusetts faces increasing life science competition

The New England Business Bulletin
June 27, 2008

An examination of the challenges that the Massachusetts life sciences community will face in the next few years including those presented by globalization and stagnant funding.

Biotechnology, a Massachusetts Force

Hopes & Cures
June 19, 2008

A post on a blog dedicated to funding biotechnology research about the Massachusetts Life Science Super Cluster.

Competing for biotechs' attention: States, nations chase prospect of high-paying jobs, revenue

The Boston Globe
June 19, 2008

An article by Todd Wallack on the competition between states and regions for the business that biotechnology companies can bring.

Nonurgent emergency-department use targeted

Modern Healthcare
June 18, 2008

An announcement of NEHI's partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement around the issue of nonurgent emergency department use.

Life sciences industry lauds Deval Patrick: $1 billion biotech measure sets Massachusetts apart

The Boston Herald
June 16, 2008

An examination of the impact the $1 billion biotech bill will have on the Massachusetts "Life Sciences Supercluster." This article also features comments by NEHI board member, BIO board chairman, and Vertex Pharmaceutical Inc. founder Joshua Boger.

The Promise of CPOE

Modern Healthcare
June 16, 2008

A letter to the editor of Modern Healthcare about the potential of Computerized Physician Order Entry to save lives and save money in response to an article about Health IT. Co-written by NEHI President Wendy Everett and MTC Executive Director Mitchell Adams.

Study: Mass. Can't Rest on Life-Science Laurels

Providence Business News
June 12, 2008

New England Healthcare Institute Names Valerie Fleishman as ED

Massnonprofit.org
June 6, 2008

An article from Massnonprofit.org on Valerie Fleishman's promotion to the position of Executive Director at NEHI.

Where Have All the Doctors Gone?

The Boston Globe
May 27, 2008

The march into more lucrative medical specialties is severely crimping the ranks of needed primary care doctors at the very moment the demand for primary care is on the rise (OpEd by NEHI Chairman Dr. Joseph Martin).

Move to Lucrative Specialties 'Severely Crimping' Primary Care

The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
May 27, 2008

This morning another voice joins the chorus warning of a coming shortage of primary care doctors. This time, it's Joseph B. Martin, former dean of Harvard Med School.

What's Driving Health Care Costs?

Let's Talk Health Care Blog (Charlie Baker, Pres. & CEO, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care)
May 21, 2008

Until we get serious about variation — in prices, in practice, in care delivery — we will continue to be frustrated by our inability to make progress on health care cost and quality.

The Third Obstacle to Health Care Reform

Talking Points Memo (TPM)
May 13, 2008

Why does health care cost so much? This post on the Talking Points Memo looks at some of the reasons for wasteful spending and high prices in the health care system and at why they aren't being fixed.

Weeding out Health Care Waste

WBUR's CommonHealth Blog
April 29, 2008

NEHI President Wendy Everett lays out the three main areas of waste; overuse, underuse, and misuse, and challenges the health care industry to do better.

Collaborating Across the Miles

Hospitalist (American College of Physicians)
April 1, 2008

An examination of eICU technology and its potential to improve quality of care while lowering costs, this article looks at hospital systems where eICU technology is already in place and to where it could be useful in the future.

Insurer Finds EMRs Won't Pay Off For Its Doctors

American Medical News
March 10, 2008

An examination of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' decision to require Computerized Physician Order Entry and not Electronic Medical Records to be used by its participant hospital systems.

Computerize the Errors Away

The Boston Globe
February 21, 2008

This editorial strongly urges Massachusetts hospitals to adopt Computerized Physician Order Entry based on the striking findings of a study done by the New England Healthcare Institute and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.

Insurer Urges Computerized Prescriptions at Hospitals

The Boston Globe
February 15, 2008

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts endorses the findings of a New England Healthcare Institute and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative joint study by requiring all hospitals participating in its incentive program to adopt Computerized Physician Order Entry technology.

1 in 10 Patients Gets Drug Error

The Boston Globe
February 14, 2008

NEHI's joint study with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative found that 1 in 10 patients at a Massachusetts community hospital suffers an avoidable medication error, and that these errors could be prevented with Computerized Physician Order Entry technology.

The Best Kept Secret of Campaign '08: A Bipartisan Consensus on Health Reform

The Health Care Blog
February 5, 2008

A piece by NEHI President Wendy Everett on the agreement between the Romney, Clinton, McCain and Obama campaigns on the issue of chronic disease management and prevention.

Good Night, Nurse! BMC Tests Virtual RN for Discharges

Mass High Tech
December 14, 2007

An examination of the potential for virtual discharge nurses to decrease costs and improve quality of care for hospital patients.

Rolling Into Health Care

Mass High Tech
November 23, 2007

A look at the potential for high speed internet and other commercial technologies to be used in health care settings as tools for remote patient monitoring.

Tele-Treatments

The Boston Globe
November 19, 2007

Liz Kowalczyk's article provides an in depth look at the use of Tele-ICU technology in the UMass Medical system, and the technology's potential to decrease Intensive Care mortality and length of stay.l

The Chronic Cost of Chronic Diseases

The Boston Globe
October 18, 2007

An OpEd by Joslin DIabetes Center president and chief executive Ranch Kimball on the rising cost of chronic disease and its impact on the health care system and the economy.

Pogo Had it Right

The Boston Globe
October 17, 2007

An article by Globe columnist Steve Bailey on the rising cost of chronic disease to the Massachusetts health care system as illustrated by reports by both NEHI and the Milken Institute.

The Cost of Quality in Health

The Boston Globe
June 20, 2007

A Boston Globe editorial on the "Boston Paradox": we have a world class health care system, but the cost of chronic disease and the aging of the population are a drain on the economy .

Digital Doctoring

The Boston Globe
March 29, 2007

Dr. Joseph B. Martin, chairman of the New England Healthcare Institute gives a doctor's perspective on how hospitals should work on overcoming physician resistance to new medical technology.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Planning for Innovation

Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
June 1, 2005

An article by Valerie Fleishman, M.B.A., Robert Sayoc Nocon, M.H.S., and Sarah A. Spurgeon, B.A. that identifies opportunities to accelerate the adoption of Continuous Glucose Monitoring technologies.