FASTx Chosen for MeHI Pilot Program

FASTx Partners has been selected to participate in the Massachusetts eHealth Institute’s (MeHI) Stronger & Healthier communities through Integration of Emerging Health Tech (SHINE-HT) pilot program.  SHINE-HT was created to help assess FQHC’s health tech needs, identify and test implementations of health tech solutions to meet those needs, and provide incentive funding and consulting services to help FQHCs adopt and utilize proven health tech solutions. 

AI and other health tech solutions are rapidly changing the way health care is delivered by helping to reduce administrative burdens, increasing access to care and improving patient-provider communication.  However, these solutions are often not designed with the unique needs of underrepresented and underserved patient populations and their care providers in mind. Additionally, the FQHCs who serve these patients often have limited resources to evaluate, purchase and implement new health tech solutions. 

Two Massachusetts FQHCs have been selected to participate in the pilot program. Codman Square Health Center & Healthfirst Family Care Center, Inc. "Heart of Our Community" will each receive funding to pilot BridgeHealthAI’s technology to support insurance verification & enrollment workflows. To lead the design & execution of the pilot, each FQHC selected an Implementation Partner. Healthfirst Family Care Center in Fall River, MA will work with FASTx Partners. Each Implementation Partner will receive also receive funding to support the pilot program.

“With Medicaid work requirements on the horizon, it's never been more important to build seamless workflows that ensure everyone who's eligible for coverage actually receives it,” said FASTx Partners Founder, Chris Grasso, MPH.  “Having spent years as the CIO of an FQHC, I know how important it is to apply the right governance, project management rigor, support, and post-go-live monitoring to innovative new technologies.”

Healthfirst Family Care Center, CEO, Lisa Jones, MD, MBA, FACOG commented, “We are thrilled to work with FASTx Partners on this important initiative and are looking forward to what we can accomplish together.”

FASTx Partners supports FQHCs not only in selecting and deploying the right solutions, but in optimizing them for long-term success ensuring technologies are scalable, sustainable, and fully aligned with clinical, operational, and financial goals.

If you are interested in learning more about how AI and other new health technologies can help transform your business, reach out to FASTx Partners today.  info@fastxpartners.com