“What we need to do is get to work on the things that NEHI is talking about, to find out what really works.”

– Timothy Murphy, health care advisor to Mitt Romney campaign, at October 2007 NEHI event

Publications

Health Information Technology

Saving Lives, Saving Money: The Imperative for Computerized Physician Order Entry in Massachusetts Hospitals

Publication Date: February 14, 2008
Our most recent CPOE study shows that one in ten patients at six representative community hospitals suffered a preventable medication injury and demonstrates how CPOE implementation dramatically decreases these errors.

Tele-ICUs: Remote Management in Intensive Care Units

Publication Date: March 1, 2007
Tele-ICUs address the shortage in supply of intensivists in intensive care units (ICUs) by enabling a relatively small number of intensivists to oversee the care of a large number of ICU patients.

A Case Study on CPOE: A Blueprint for a Beginning

Publication Date: December 19, 2006
The Massachusetts Hospital CPOE Initiative is a groundbreaking and dynamic undertaking that has brought critical people in the state together to accelerate the adoption of this innovative technology.

Saving Lives, Reducing Costs: CPOE Lessons Learned in Community Hospitals

Publication Date: September 1, 2006
A group of chief information officers and project managers from Massachusetts hospitals currently implementing or planning to implement CPOE have identified six focus areas to improve implementation: physician incentives, process redesign, metrics, physician training, governance of clinical decision support and leadership commitment.

Advanced Technologies to Lower Health Care Costs and Improve Quality

Publication Date: October 1, 2003
Produced in partnership with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and First Consulting Group, this report focuses on seven advanced technologies with demonstrated financial benefits and improved health outcomes.

Treatment Plan: High Tech Transfusion Case Statement for Implementation of CPOE in all Massachusetts Hospitals

Publication Date: October 1, 2003
The effort to install CPOE in all Massachusetts hospitals should include detailed analysis covering refinement of standards, negotiation with key vendors, agreement on specifics of funding and incentives, and a project timetable.

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