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MDPHnet Approved for Query Health Pilot
JUNE 19, 2012 - The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has recently approved the MDPHnet project (Massachusetts Department of Public Health Network) as a Query Health Pilot.
Read MoreTech Firms Call for Mandatory Computer Classes
Executives from Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and other leading firms want to require all Massachusetts public schools to teach computer science, so local tech companies don’t have to rely on foreign workers to fill future programming and engineering jobs.
Read MoreDepartment of Public Health (DPH) launches program to ID health problems
The state Department of Public Health has launched a statewide system, called MDPHnet, which will allow state health officials to quickly and efficiently identify illnesses and chronic health conditions of large populations without compromising patient confidentiality
Read MoreBetaBoston: Real-time phone and smartwatch MBTA tracker apps win at ‘Late Night T’ hackathon
Boston Globe's BetaBoston tech site covers MassTech-sponsored 'Late Night T' data challenge.
Read MoreProject to expand broadband access ready to go soon
BOSTON (WWLP) - An ambitious project to extend broadband internet to all of western Massachusetts is expected to be operational in a matter of months.
Read MoreMurray, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announce Multi-National Research Study on Pre-Malignant Lesions in Throat Patients
JUNE 19, 2012 - BOSTON, MA - Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth), Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President and CEO Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, and Dr. Ramon Franco of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary announced a multi-national research study to develop non-invasive procedures to detect pre-malignant lesions. Finland, Northern Ireland and Catalonia have also made commitments to be part of the study.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Speaker DeLeo Hosts Panel Discussion with the MassTech Intern Partnership
Event highlights House’s commitment to workforce development and local businesses.
Read MoreSafety, Technology, Anger And Hope
America's patient safety record is a source of embarrassment that angers both clinicians and patients. The right IT tools can help mitigate the danger to life and limb.
Read MorePatriot Ledger Op-Ed - Jump starting a start-up culture in Quincy, Gateway cities - Speaker Robert A. DeLeo & Pamela Goldberg
MassTech CEO Pamela Goldberg co-authored an opinion piece with Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Robert A. DeLeo, on how Massachusetts can help start-up companies compete and thrive.
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