The 2010 annual report of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative summarizes progress in healthcare technologies, broadband infrastructure development, and support for innovation industries. Key highlights include a tele-ICU project demonstrating lives and costs savings, regional innovation projects including the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, and the Massachusetts eHealth Institute winning grants to help healthcare providers adopt electronic health records through a Regional Extension Center. The report provides an overview of the organization's accomplishments and goals.

1. Annual Report 2010

2. COVER PHOTOS: MeHI sponsors numerous summits held across the state
Inside US Capitol dome to make health care providers aware of federal and state
resources available through the Massachusetts eHealth
Governor Patrick and Secretary Bialecki meeting with Institute’s Regional Extension Center; Richard Shoup, Ph.D.,
area business leaders Director, Massachusetts eHealth Institute, State Health IT
Coordinator, spoke at Lawrence General Hospital
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Governor Deval Patrick, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Senator John Kerry, and Corporation in Bedford
Greenfield Community College President Dr. Robert Pura at the college in July to celebrate
the state’s $45.4 million federal stimulus award to expand broadband access in western IT Collaborative meeting with legislators
and north central Massachusetts
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3. Welcome
Dear Fellow Citizens:
It is our pleasure to share with you some of the exciting transformations that are happening right now at the Massachusetts
Technology Collaborative (MTC). Our 2010 annual report offers a summary of the agency’s progress in health care technologies,
broadband infrastructure development and improvement activities, and support for leading industries in the state’s innovation
economy.
Among the significant milestones for MTC in 2010 was the passage and enactment of the Economic Development Act which,
among other items, named the Massachusetts Housing and Economic Development Secretary as the Chair of the MTC Board of
Directors, along with the boards of other economic development quasi-public entities. Especially in this time of tight budgets,
there is an understandable desire to achieve increased consolidation and efficiencies and to avoid duplication of efforts in the
economic development arena. Over almost three decades, MTC has established a proven track record, and we look forward to
continuing to work with the Patrick-Murray Administration and our state and federal legislative partners on building upon
these successes and identifying areas of engagement where we can help support and grow the Commonwealth’s innovation
economy.
In the past year, MTC successfully competed for and was awarded more than $75 million in federal funding to support health
care technologies and the expansion of broadband access. Through these initiatives, MTC is developing a statewide health
information exchange and helping physicians speed the adoption of electronic health records to increase the quality of patient
care and lower health care costs across the Commonwealth. The agency’s broadband infrastructure project is expanding high-
speed Internet access to over 120 communities in the state to bridge the digital divide and create new economic opportunities
for our businesses and residents.
MTC’s John Adams Innovation Institute is supporting key industry clusters and helping Massachusetts thrive as a global hub
of innovation. Using collaborative methods, it continues to strengthen innovation-based industries and regional economies
throughout Massachusetts. The Innovation Institute has attracted millions of federal research dollars to Massachusetts research
institutions, while expanding the economic development potential of universities.
Please take a moment to read about the many milestones at MTC and visit our website at masstech.org. We appreciate your
support and involvement as we continue to work closely with our many partners throughout industry, government and
academia.
Sincerely,
The Honorable Gregory Bialecki Mitchell Adams Philip Holahan
Board Chairperson, MTC Executive Director Deputy Executive Director
Secretary, Executive Office of General Counsel
Housing and Economic Development
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4. MTC Board of Directors
Executive Committee
The Honorable Gregory Bialecki, Board Chairperson, MTC; Secretary,
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth
Mitchell Adams
of Massachusetts
Executive Director
Massachusetts Technology Donald R. Dubendorf, Esq., Board Vice-Chairperson, MTC; Attorney,
Collaborative Dubendorf Law
Emily Nagle Green, Chairman, Board of Directors, Yankee Group
Research, Inc.
Alain Hanover, Co-founder, CommonAngels, and Active Mentor, MIT
Venture Mentoring Service
Dana Mohler-Faria, PhD, President, Bridgewater State College
Mitchell Tyson, Chairman, Board of Directors, Advanced Electron Beams
Gerald L. Wilson, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Board Members
2010 Highlights Martin Aikens, Business Agent, International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Local 103
Tele-ICU Technology: MTC and the New England Health Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and
Care Institute’s tele-ICU project demonstrates that tele-ICU Development, Avaya, Inc.
technology could save 350 additional lives, benefit hospitals Phillip L. Clay, PhD, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning,
financially and save more than $122 million annually if broadly Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and effectively implemented across Massachusetts. Joseph Dorant, President, Massachusetts Organization of State
Engineers and Scientists (MOSES)
Regional Innovation: MTC’s Innovation Institute, working Stephen W. Director, PhD, Provost, Northeastern University
closely with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic David D. Fleming, Retired, Genzyme Corporation
Development, is playing a leading role in the framing and Richard M. Freeland, PhD, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of
management of the state’s contribution of up to $25 million to Higher Education
the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center The Honorable Jay Gonzalez, Secretary, Executive Office for
Administration and Finance, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(MGHPCC) project, while working with the Holyoke Innovation
Robert E. Johnson, PhD, President, Becker College
District Taskforce to maximize the economic impact of the
Lawrence J. Reilly, President and CEO, Central Vermont Public Service
MHGPCC in Holyoke and the Pioneer Valley. Corporation
Benjamin I. Schwartz, Novelist; Consultant, Scuderi Group
Regional Extension Center: The Massachusetts eHealth
Frederick Sperounis, PhD, Executive Vice Chancellor, University of
Institute (MeHI), a division of MTC won highly competitive Massachusetts Lowell
federal grants and was designated by the Office of the Krishna Vedula, PhD, Professor of Engineering, University of
National Coordinator to develop one of 62 Regional Extension Massachusetts Lowell
Centers across the country to help health care providers make Karl Weiss, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University
the transition to electronic health records. Jack M. Wilson, PhD, President, University of Massachusetts
Health Information Exchange: MeHI is developing a statewide Chairpersons Emeriti
health information exchange to allow for the electronic George S. Kariotis, Chairman Emeritus (retired), Alpha Industries
transmission of clinical, prescription, lab and other health Jeffrey Kalb, Technology Advisor, California Micro Devices Corporation
care data in the Commonwealth. This will, in turn, give both John T. Preston, President and CEO, Atomic Ordered Materials, LLC
patients and health care providers more timely and accurate Edward Simon, PhD, Unitrode Corporation (retired)
information when making critical health care decisions. William R. Thurston, Genrad, Inc. (retired)
Officers of the Corporation
Broadband Access: The Massachusetts Broadband Institute is
Mitchell L. Adams, Executive Director
developing the MassBroadband 123 fiber-optic network to
Philip F. Holahan, Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and
expand high-speed, affordable Internet access and connect 123 Secretary
communities in western and north central Massachusetts. Christopher B. Andrews, Treasurer, Chief Financial and Administrative
Officer
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5. Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
“MTC has become the go-to
agency for expanding the benefits
T he Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
(MTC) is a public, statewide economic
development agency that fosters a more
of the state’s innovation economy
throughout the Commonwealth.”
favorable environment for the formation,
Secretary of Housing and
retention and expansion of technology-related
Economic Development
enterprises in Massachusetts. Working closely
Greg Bialecki
with the Administration and the Legislature,
MTC is strengthening the state’s innovation
economy across Massachusetts.
Through its major divisions—the John Adams Innovation The agency secured more than $75 million in federal
Institute, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute, and the stimulus funding over the past year to support health
Massachusetts Broadband Institute—MTC is stimulating information technology initiatives and the expansion of
economic activity in every corner of the Commonwealth. broadband access throughout Massachusetts.
The agency brings together leaders from industry,
MTC takes its fiduciary responsibility very seriously and is
government and academia to advance technology-based
pleased to note again this year that the agency received a
solutions that enhance regional economies, improve the
clean audit from an independent auditing firm, as well as
health care system, expand high-speed Internet access and
recognition from federal officials for the strong financial
stimulate cluster growth.
controls in place at the agency.
MTC’s Board of Directors is
Federal Stimulus Funding appointed by the Governor and
includes leaders from industry,
• $28 million to support health information technology initiatives government and academia.
Working closely with the Patrick-
• $45.4 million to expand broadband access
Murray Administration, MTC
• $4.1 million to support broadband mapping and adoption is pleased to support critical
economic development initiatives
programs for veterans and small businesses
that create jobs and foster a more
favorable environment for the
state’s innovation-based economy.
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6. Innovation Institute Governing Board
Executive Committee
Chairperson: Donald R. Dubendorf, Attorney-at-Law
Patrick Larkin
Mitchell Adams, Executive Director, Massachusetts Technology
Director
Collaborative
John Adams
Innovation Institute The Honorable Gregory Bialecki, Board Chairperson, MTC; Secretary,
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Emily Nagle Green, Chairman, Board of Directors, Yankee Group
Pieter Schiller, Partner Emeritus, Advanced Technology Ventures
Mitchell G. Tyson, Principal, Tyson Associates
Jack M. Wilson, PhD, President, University of Massachusetts
Governing Board Members
Julie Chen, PhD, Vice Provost for Research, University of
Fast Facts Massachusetts – Lowell
C. Jeffrey Cook, Partner, Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook LLP
➤➤ In 2010 MTC’s Innovation Institute achieved Robert L. Culver, Former President and CEO, MassDevelopment
substantial completion of its two original Thomas G. Davis, Executive Director, The Greater New Bedford Industrial
public policy funds, developing a portfolio of Foundation
77 investments, more than 75% of which are Priscilla Douglas, PhD, Principal, P.H. Douglas & Associates
still active and being implemented. To date, Patricia M. Flynn, PhD, Trustee Professor of Economics and Management,
the Innovation Institute has invested close Bentley University
to $34 million in these projects, leveraging Amy Glasmeier, PhD, Head, Department of Urban Studies and Planning,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
$233 million in additional funding from public
Mary Grant, PhD, President, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
(non-state) and private sector sources.
Michael A. Greeley, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
➤➤ In 2010 MTC’s $2 million Innovation Institute C. Jeffrey Grogan, Partner, The Monitor Group, LP
investment in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Richard K. Lester, PhD, Head, Department of Nuclear Science and
Institution (WHOI) directly impacted more Engineering, and Co-Chair, Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
than 40 Massachusetts based companies and
Teresa M. Lynch, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative
continues to leverage a $119 million national for a Competitive Inner City
contract to WHOI for Ocean Observing Paul C. Martin, PhD, John H. Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied
Infrastructure (OOI). This investment has also Physics, Harvard University
helped enable WHOI to attract an additional Daniel O’Connell, President, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership
$339 million operations and management Joan Y. Reede, MD, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership,
contract related to the OOI infrastructure as Harvard Medical School
well as a $8.1 million award from the National Lawrence J. Reilly, President and CEO, Central Vermont Public Service
Corporation
Institute of Standards and Technology for a
Timothy Rowe, Founder and CEO, Cambridge Innovation Center
first of its kind Laboratory for Ocean Sensors
Stephen C. Smith, Executive Director, Southeastern Regional Planning
and Observing Systems. and Economic Development District
➤➤ MTC’s Innovation Institute was instrumental Karl Weiss, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University
in building and sustaining the coalition of Phyllis Yale, Partner, Bain & Company
industry, government and academia that
envisioned and launched the Massachusetts Patrick Larkin, Director, John Adams Innovation Institute
Green High Performance Computing Center
(MGHPCC) project in Holyoke.
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S ince its formation in 2004, MTC’s John Adams
Innovation Institute has served as a leading science,
technology, and innovation policy agent for the
MTC’s Innovation Institute pays particular attention to
promoting innovation-led economic growth in underserved
regions of the Commonwealth by enhancing local and
Commonwealth working to strengthen conditions for regional capacity for innovation.
growth and competitiveness in the state’s research and
Increasingly, MTC’s Innovation Institute is called upon to
innovation enterprise, innovation-based industries, and
leverage its successfully integrated expertise, know-how,
regional economies.
and stakeholder relationships accumulated since its creation
MTC’s Innovation Institute works with and through into a direct services model of operation. The Innovation
stakeholders in industry, government and academia to Institute is able to convert experience from investment
design and implement projects and initiatives. The objective and cluster development activities into innovation-led
of these efforts is to create and maintain a more favorable economic development expertise. These expert skills and
and responsive environment for the development, growth, know-how are deployed by a specialized and flexible team
attraction, and retention of technology-intensive and of practitioners that works across the state’s industries and
innovation-driven clusters of organizations. regions.
Projects primarily, but not exclusively, target four areas:
• Organizing for innovation
”The Commonwealth’s extraordinary • Building research and innovation capacity
• Supporting strategic projects with state-wide impact
strengths in research and innovation are a
• Research and analysis to support evidence-based
tremendous asset for the state and critical policymaking
to our continued prosperity and
job growth.”
Governor Deval Patrick
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8. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(WHOI), cornerstone of the Commonwealth’s
marine science and technology cluster, leads
the nation’s Implementing Organization to
design, construct and operate the coastal
and global components of the Ocean
Observatories Initiative (OOI) funded by
NSF. Photo by Tom Kleindinst©Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution
Project Examples
Through strategic investments, direct services, and
project support MTC’s Innovation Institute enables
numerous projects, initiatives, partnerships, and
organizations, with targeted impact on the competitiveness The AMI is building on the success of the Precision
of the state’s innovation economy. Examples include: Manufacturing Regional Alliance Project (PMRAP), a
model public-private initiative launched in 2008 with
MGHPCC and Holyoke Innovation District
support of MTC’s Innovation Institute and led by the
MTC’s Innovation Institute is working closely with
Regional Employment Board of Hampden County. There
the Executive Office of Housing and Economic
are more than 1,100 precision manufacturing companies
Development to create and implement the framework
in the Pioneer Valley, employing 28,000. PMRAP addresses
for the Commonwealth’s $25 million investment in the
the needs of the precision machining companies that
Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center.
represent a growing, globally competitive subset of
Through the Holyoke Innovation District Task Force the
this cluster. Between 2005 and 2009 employment in the
Innovation Institute is coordinating strategy development
29 machining companies that are part of the Alliance
to maximize the regional economic impact of this
grew by 33.5% and sales by 106%. PMRAP is focusing
unprecedented investment.
on workforce development needs to support growth
Advanced Manufacturing Initiative as well as technology transfer
Despite the recession and what often seems to be a research projects that focus on
relentless drive by industry toward lower cost locations, technologies such as cryogenic
many manufacturing companies in Massachusetts are machining and polymer-metallic
thriving and creating new jobs. Building on an initial interfaces. Over the past four
roundtable meeting with the Governor and his Cabinet, years, the Alliance has produced
manufacturing leaders and public sector stakeholders have 213 graduates from the Machine
come together in the state’s Advanced Manufacturing Tool Technology programs at 7
Initiative (AMI) to identify common barriers and strategies voc-tech and comprehensive high
to support advanced manufacturing throughout the schools and achieved over 1,100
Commonwealth. completions in skills enhancement
courses for incumbent employees.
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9. STEM Advisory Council key staffing to advance the shared action agenda of 16
Working through the Infrastructure Subcommittee of industry and academic leaders who form the Collaborative’s
the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, MTC’s Innovation Executive Committee.
Institute has supported the development of a statewide
Examples of activities and projects in 2010 include:
STEM Collaborative, a public-private partnership that
engages industry with the Commonwealth’s education, • Entrepreneurship: Launch of the 12x12 Initiative, a
workforce, and economic development leadership to coalition of 12 venture capitalists and 12 successful CEOs
implement and bring to scale best practices in every region in the tech sector coming together to accelerate the
of the state. launch and growth of 12 new start-up companies.
Tech Hub Collaborative • Talent: A ‘Youth Summit’ focused on STEM and
Called to action by Governor Patrick in January of 2009 computing careers, attracting national attention and
as the IT Collaborative, the Tech Hub Collaborative is an attended by 90 high school students, teachers, and
industry-led initiative that works to enhance the global parents. Supported establishment of first Massachusetts
competitiveness of the state’s innovation ecosystem while chapter of the Computer Science Teachers Association
advancing key priorities of the state’s digital technology (CSTA) as a peer group for K-12 computer science
industries. teachers.
In two years of operation, the Tech Hub Collaborative • Communications and Outreach: Further adoption and
has played a key role in raising awareness of the digital dissemination of the Tech Hub’s image and community-
technology industries as cornerstones for the state’s building efforts. Launch of the Tech Hub Legislative
economic innovation agenda alongside life sciences and Awareness Campaign.
clean energy.
• Growing Companies to Scale: Launch of an initiative
The Tech Hub Collaborative continues to evolve as a that will target high-growth, Massachusetts-based
platform for implementation of targeted initiatives that digital technology companies to identify barriers
impact specific dimensions of the innovation ecosystem. to growth and devise strategies for retention in
MTC’s Innovation Institute provides project support and Massachusetts.

10. Health IT Council
Appointed Members of the
Rick Shoup, PhD Massachusetts Health Information Technology Council
State HIT Coordinator and
Director of the The Honorable JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Secretary,
Massachusetts eHealth Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Institute
Deborah A. Adair, Director of Health Information Services and Privacy
Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital
Meg Aranow, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Boston
Medical Center
Karen Bell, MD, Chair, Certification Commission for Health Information
Technology (CCHIT®)
The Honorable Gregory Bialecki, Board Chairperson, MTC; Secretary,
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Terry Dougherty, Medicaid Director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lisa Fenichel, MPH, eHealth Consumer Advocate
Fast Facts The Honorable Jay Gonzalez, Secretary,
Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance
➤ MeHI secured and is now managing Abigail R. Moncrieff, JD, Peter Paul Career Development Professor and
close to $30 million in competitive Associate Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
federal grants for electronic health
records and health information
exchange.
“The effective use of electronic
➤ The Regional Extension Center (REC)
was recognized for having one of health records is an integral part of
the top five highest enrollments in
the nation, as well as for its vendor providing more coordinated, higher
selection model and other best
quality patient care. Our goal is
practices.
➤ The Health Information Exchange to help develop a more advanced
Strategic and Operational Plans health care delivery system that will
were approved by the Office of the
National Coordinator and received serve patients well and help control
strong support and recognition
from stakeholders across the rising health care costs.”
Commonwealth.
➤ MeHI collaborated with other JudyAnn Bigby, MD
state agencies and stakeholders to
Massachusetts Secretary of
leverage the expertise of health
Health and Human Services
care leaders and advance ehealth
initiatives throughout Massachusetts.
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11. Massachusetts eHealth Institute
M eHI made major strides during the past year to
accelerate the adoption of electronic health records
and develop a statewide health information exchange. By
Aligning Healthcare Resources
• Executive Office of Health and Human Services –
Collaborated on Patient Centered Medical Home
the end of calendar year 2010, MeHI had enrolled more
initiative.
than 1,900 health care providers in the Regional Extension
Center. • MassHealth
Through the → Completed business requirements for an application
leadership of to support Medicaid Eligible Professionals and
Secretary of Health hospitals and developed detailed outreach plans.
and Human Services
→ Establishing a ten-year agreement to support
Dr. JudyAnn
Medicaid Eligible Professionals and hospitals.
Bigby, the Health
Information → Department of Public Health - Actively engaged
Technology Council, through Ad Hoc workgroups and HIE challenge
the MTC Board of Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. JudyAnn grants, with more activities planned in 2011.
Bigby speaking at the Governor’s Health IT conference.
Directors, and with
recommendations and guidance from public and private
health IT thought leaders, MeHI continues to implement its Federal Funding Scorecard
state and federal mandates to speed the implementation
of advanced technologies that save lives and reduce costs in • $24 million in federal stimulus funding to
health care. support health information technology
initiatives
Governor Patrick and the Legislature have made the
statewide implementation of electronic health records a → $13.4 million to accelerate the adoption
top priority to address escalating health care costs and spur of electronic health records for 2,500
job creation. physicians
MeHI is currently working with other state agencies to → $10.6 million to develop a secure network
promote the adoption of technologies. to support a statewide health information
exchange
• $132,000 to help rural hospitals adopt
electronic health records.
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12. State Health Information Technology Plan Implementation Optimization Organizations and
MeHI worked with policymakers, health care experts Technology Vendors
and leaders across the state to develop a statewide To speed the adoption of electronic health records, MeHI
health information technology plan. This plan received initially selected a total of 18 Implementation Optimization
strong support and recognition from the Office of the Organizations to provide services to help physicians
National Coordinator. It provides a roadmap to move the successfully implement an electronic health record system
Commonwealth from our current Health Information and meet federal meaningful use guidelines. In addition,
Technology capabilities toward a fully connected physician MeHI vetted and chose ten electronic health record
and patient community. vendors, whose products will enable health care providers
to be eligible for federal Direct Assistance through the
Regional Extension Center for Massachusetts
Regional Extension Center.
As one of 62 Regional Extension Centers across the country,
MeHI is working with physicians throughout the state MeHI also developed a financing program with Webster
to accelerate the adoption of electronic health record Bank that offers health care providers assistance in covering
systems and assist health care providers in achieving federal the costs of implementing an EHR system.
meaningful use guidelines. MeHI hired a talented team to
Statewide Health Information Exchange
work with physicians and practice managers to ensure a
MeHI is initiating a secure statewide health information
successful transition to an electronic health record system.
exchange that is consistent with privacy policies and driven
by the state’s health priorities. Health care providers will be
able to transmit data electronically and receive immediate
access to clinical, lab and prescription data.

13. Public and Private Engagement
• Leveraged expertise of the Health IT Council, Ad Hoc
Workgroups and private sector leaders to develop
Strategic and Operational Plans “Connecting patients, providers and
• Engaged experts through Ad Hoc Workgroups on six
payers with information technology is the
priority areas: privacy and security, clinical quality and
public health, health information exchange, workforce foundation of meaningful use, and this
development, consumer engagement, and regional
extension center/EHR adoption
conference will help build those critical
• Created a Physician Advisory Committee to support the connections. Our
Regional Extension Center
country and our states
• Met with Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
are encouraging
in Washington D.C. for REC and HIE programs. The
MeHI team actively participated in ONC’s HITREC universal adoption
Communities of Practice
of electronic health
• Conducted statewide stakeholder outreach, which
included more than 25 educational summits and records by clinicians,
presentations to health care providers and other key
personal health records
stakeholders across Massachusetts
by patients, and
• Met with members of the Massachusetts Legislature
regarding the policies, programs and activities of MeHI community healthcare information exchange
Governor Patrick’s Health Information among all stakeholders, improving quality,
Technology Conference
In April 2010, MeHI worked closely with the Patrick- reducing cost, and ensuring the right patient
centered care at the right time.”
Murray Administration to help host the national Health
Information Technology Conference, “Health Information
Technology: Creating Jobs, Reducing Costs, and Improving
Quality.” The national health IT conference brought
Dr. John Halamka
together key federal and state leaders to discuss strategies
Chief Information Officer of Harvard Medical School
to improve patient care, further health care innovation and
and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
strengthen the economy. Governor Patrick, Secretary of
Health and Human Services JudyAnn Bigby, and Dr. David
Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health IT, addressed
over 600 conference attendees at the Westin Waterfront
Hotel in Boston.
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14. MBI Board of Directors
Ex Officio Board Seats
Judith Dumont
Director The Honorable Gregory Bialecki, Board Chairperson, MTC; Secretary,
Massachusetts Broadband Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth
Institute of Massachusetts
Jason Snyder, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Division,
Executive Office of Administration and Finance (designee for Secretary
Jay Gonzalez)
Geoffrey G. Why, Commissioner, Department of Telecommunications
and Cable
Mitchell L. Adams, Executive Director, MTC
Donald R. Dubendorf, Attorney; Chairman of the Governing Board, John
Adams Innovation Institute
Gubernatorial Appointments
Brian Burke, Senior Director of State Government Affairs, Microsoft
Fast Facts Corporation
David D. Clark, Senior Research Scientist, MIT Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
The MBI was awarded $45.4 million
Linda Dunlavy, Executive Director, Franklin Regional Council
in federal stimulus funding to build of Governments
MassBroadband 123, a 1,338 mile Internet Rick Oliveri, Director of Technology Management, Baystate Health
backbone network.
MassBroadband 123 will:
• Expand high-speed Internet access to
123 communities in western and north
central Massachusetts.
“I am excited to see the aggressive
• Connect close to 1,400 public safety
entities, community colleges, libraries, timetable the MBI set for the construction
medical facilities, and town halls.
and roll out of the MassBroadband 123
• Build and maintain a network that will
serve 333,500 households and 44,000 network, which will connect the too
businesses over a geographic area
covering over one-third of Massachusetts long unserved populations of western
and with more than one million Massachusetts. Now is the time to
residents.
expand broadband access and connect
the unconnected.”
Senator Benjamin B. Downing
Chairman, Committee on
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
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15. Massachusetts Broadband Institute
T he Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) is
working to extend affordable high-speed Internet
access to all homes, businesses, schools, libraries, medical
facilities, government offices and other public places across
the Commonwealth.
Governor Patrick and the Legislature created the MBI
as a division of MTC and provided state capital funding
for broadband-related infrastructure and improvement
projects through the Broadband Act. MassBroadband 123
is a critical component of Governor Patrick’s initiative to
expand broadband access across the Commonwealth.
Federal Stimulus Award
Governor Deval Patrick and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke are interviewed at
In July 2010, the MBI was awarded Greenfield Community College on July 8, 2010, after announcing $45.4 million in federal
$45.4 million in American Recovery stimulus funding for broadband.
and Reinvestment Act funding
The Commonwealth’s $26.2 million in matching funds
under the U.S. Department
include:
of Commerce’s Broadband
Technology Opportunities • $3.1 million – Massachusetts Executive Office of Public
Program. The federal stimulus Safety and Security
funding is being used to build
• $3.1 million – Massachusetts Information Technology
MassBroadband 123. The MBI and
Division
the Commonwealth are providing
$26.2 million in matching funds to • $20 million – Massachusetts Broadband Institute
bring the total investment in the
When complete, MassBroadband 123 will be a robust
MassBroadband 123 project to
fiber-optic high-speed network covering 1,338 miles.
$71.6 million.
This network will provide the necessary broadband
infrastructure to foster economic growth, improve health
care and education, and strengthen public safety.
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16. Statewide Broadband Data and
Development Projects
In November 2010, the MBI was awarded an additional
$4.1 million in federal stimulus funding from the NTIA’s
State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program to
support enhanced broadband availability mapping efforts
and to create broadband adoption programs for veterans
and small businesses.
Broadband Availability Mapping
The MBI is developing accurate data on the current levels of
broadband availability in Massachusetts. This information
is vital to leveraging new investments for expanded
broadband coverage to the unserved homes and businesses
across the Commonwealth.
Veterans’ Portal
The MBI received funding to develop a comprehensive
Bridging the Digital Divide web portal that will connect veterans to the resources they
need and make the online access of veterans’ services more
streamlined, safe and effective. Lieutenant Governor Tim
Murray and members of the Massachusetts National Guard
OpenCape and veterans’ community announced the project at the
Military and Family Support Center in Wellesley.
Through its $5 million state match, the MBI helped
OpenCape leverage a $32 million federal stimulus award in Small Business Technical Assistance
2010. OpenCape is a non-profit organization constructing The MBI is also working closely with the state’s community
a comprehensive middle mile communications network development corporations to provide technical assistance
to support the economic, educational, public safety and for local small businesses. The MBI is supporting small
governmental needs of southeastern Massachusetts, Cape businesses and non-profit organizations interested in
Cod and the Islands. integrating broadband use and computer ownership into
To date, the Commonwealth has successfully leveraged their organizations and programs to grow and create new
$31.2 million in state bond funds to attract an jobs.
additional $81.5 million in federal stimulus funding for Other MBI Activities
related broadband infrastructure and improvement
in Massachusetts, including MassBroadband 123 and Interagency Collaboration
OpenCape. • The MBI’s strong collaboration with other government
agencies includes the state’s Information Technology
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17. • Working with the community representatives, the
MBI conducted an assessment of community anchor
institutions, which include town halls, community
colleges, police and fire stations, hospitals and libraries.
Municipal leaders provided critical information about
these institutions, which helped confirm the accuracy
and most efficient design of the MassBroadband 123
network.
Broadband Planning
• The MBI is working with WesternMA Connect and
five Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs) to continue
to gather municipal level data about infrastructure
projects, zoning bylaws and regulations, and other
This map represents the MassBroadband 123
important information to support the MassBroadband
service area and network route design
123 network.
Division, Executive Office of Public Safety and Franklin County Interconnection Facility and Innovation
Security, Executive Office of Housing and Economic District Project
Development, Massachusetts Department of
• To strengthen regional economies, the MBI is working
Transportation and the Department of Conservation
with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments to
and Recreation.
study the potential for a new Interconnection Facility
• The MBI worked closely with the Department of and Innovation District in the greater Greenfield area.
Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to expand wireless The proposed Interconnection Facility would leverage
Internet access in western Massachusetts. Two the MassBroadband 123 network and existing private
Massachusetts companies were awarded the use of DCR networks to establish a data center facility that would
fire towers to provide wireless Internet availability to provide fiber connections to businesses. A related
over 850 residences in the western part of the state. The Innovation District would be established to foster
MBI and DCR signed a Memorandum of Understanding greater technology-intensive business growth and
to allow 47 fire towers across the state to be used for investment.
In November
broadband infrastructure. 2010, the MBI
met with Federal
Community and Municipal Outreach Communications
Commission
officials and
• The MBI is working with community representatives broadband leaders
from New England
from over 100 cities and towns in western and and New York
to discuss FCC
north central Massachusetts. The MBI community plans to improve
broadband access
representatives are providing valuable insight about and to accelerate
broadband
how the MassBroadband 123 network will impact their adoption across the
country.
community.
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18. MTC Initiatives
Health Care Technologies
Tele-ICU
A collaborative report, Critical Care, Critical Choices: The the academic medical center. Community hospital stays
Case for Tele-ICUs in Intensive Care, shows that tele-ICU were also reduced.
technology could save 350 additional lives, benefit hospitals
• Tele-ICUs save money. Hospitals recovered the up-
financially, and save more than $122 million annually if
front investments for tele-ICU in approximately one
broadly and effectively implemented across Massachusetts.
year. Health insurers saved $2,600 per patient treated
This study, published by MTC and the New England
in the academic medical center. Tele-ICUs also enable
Healthcare Institute (NEHI), analyzed data collected from a
community hospitals to care for a substantial portion of
demonstration project at UMass Memorial Medical Center
patients who are now transferred to teaching hospitals.
and two community hospitals in Massachusetts. MTC
Retaining these patients in community hospitals saves
and NEHI focused on tele-ICU technology because of its
the payers approximately $10,000 per case.
potential to save lives and address the supply-and-demand
problem of certified clinical care physicians and nurses; their • Tele-ICUs should be implemented statewide. Given
numbers are declining even as the number of patients in the clinical and financial benefits, NEHI and MTC
the intensive care units ICUs continues to grow. recommend that all academic medical centers
implement tele-ICUs by the year 2014 and that all
Tele-ICU, a telemedicine technology, provides a potential
community hospitals in Massachusetts implement them
solution to this problem because it allows physicians and
by 2015.
nurses who specialize in critical care to monitor a higher
volume of ICU patients in multiple, distant locations from a
centralized command center.
The top-line findings of the report are:
• Tele-ICUs save lives. In the academic medical center,
patient ICU mortality decreased by 20 percent and
total hospital mortality rates (time spent in ICU plus the
remainder of their hospital stay) declined by 13 percent.
At one of the community hospitals, ICU-adjusted
mortality rate decreased 36 percent.
• Tele-ICUs shorten ICU stays. Patient ICU stays were
reduced by 30 percent or an average of two days in
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19. MTC Initiatives
Tele-Health Technology
MTC supports home tele-health technology, which enables
the remote monitoring and two-way communication
between patients and physicians. MTC is working in
collaboration with the New England Healthcare Institute,
Atrius Health, the Center for Aging and Technology and
Philips Telehealth to launch a clinical study on home
tele-health technology and its ability to help manage
major chronic illness in patients who are over 65 years old.
MTC is exploring ways to expand the adoption of home
tele-health technology in Massachusetts, which has the
potential to save lives and reduce costs in health care.
International Economic Development
Working in partnership with public, private and academic
sectors, MTC crafted an international strategy for the
Commonwealth to reap the benefits of cross-border
collaborations. The report, An International Strategy
for Massachusetts, provides a clear, detailed blueprint
for creating new jobs and stimulating economic growth
through increased international trade and investment.
MTC believes that the state is well positioned for success
in the global arena as a center of innovation, a leader in
key growth industries and home to world-class universities
and research institutions. The agency continued to support
international economic development initiatives with the
Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment July 2010
(MOITI) during 2010. MTC is building the foundation to
help Massachusetts companies increase exports, find new
customers and succeed in the global economy.
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20. Members of the Holyoke Innovation District Design and Development Task Force meeti
the engagement of consultants HDR Decision Economics, the group is working to ident
growth in connection with the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Cen
In November 2010, the MBI and broadband leaders from New England
and New York, after meeting with Sharon Gillett, Wireline Competition
Bureau Chief for the Federal Communications Commission.
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute hosted numerous summits for
health care providers to learn more about resources available through the
Regional Extension Center.

21. ing at Heritage State Park in Holyoke. With The Patrick-Murray Administration in April 2010 hosted a national Health Information
tify and catalyze opportunities for economic Technology conference to advance the improvement and use of information technology as a direct
nter (MGHPCC). link to improving health care delivery.
Mohamad Ali of Avaya and Donna Cupelo of
Verizon, members of the Tech Hub Collaborative,
meet with other tech sector leaders at the inaugural
regional conversation of the Tech Hub Legislative
Awareness Campaign. Hosted in January 2011
by Senator Karen Spilka at Natick video-gaming
company Vivox, the meeting was part of an
ongoing multi-phased campaign to connect
legislators with the diversity of tech sector firms
within their districts.
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22. Special Thanks
The➤staff➤of➤the➤Massachusetts➤Technology➤Collaborative➤wishes➤
to➤express➤its➤deepest➤appreciation➤to➤the➤leaders➤from➤industry,➤
government➤and➤academia➤who➤gave➤so➤generously➤of➤their➤time➤and➤
expertise➤this➤year➤to➤support➤the➤agency’s➤mission.➤MTC’s➤work➤was➤
strengthened➤by➤the➤myriad➤contributions➤of➤those➤who➤volunteered➤
to➤serve➤as➤members➤of➤boards,➤advisory➤committees➤and➤ad➤
hoc➤working➤groups➤as➤well➤as➤those➤who➤served➤on➤our➤various➤
collaborative➤ventures.➤Thank➤you➤to➤all➤who➤worked➤so➤hard➤to➤make➤
2010➤such➤a➤success.➤
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