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| Partners Connected Health | |
|---|---|
| Name | Partners Connected Health |
| Formation | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Region served | United States, global |
| Parent organization | Partners HealthCare |
Partners Connected Health
Partners Connected Health is a healthcare innovation group originally formed within Partners HealthCare to advance remote patient monitoring, telemedicine, and digital health. It operates at the intersection of clinical care delivery, biomedical research, and health information technology, engaging with hospitals, academic centers, and private industry. The organization draws from partnerships with major institutions in Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and academic units at Harvard Medical School to deploy scalable models of connected care.
Partners Connected Health functioned as a hub for telehealth strategy and implementation across the Massachusetts General Brigham network and affiliated systems, focusing on chronic disease management, post-acute care, and population health. The group coordinated pilots, workflows, and technology integration among clinical specialties including Cardiology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, and Geriatrics while liaising with regulatory stakeholders such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and private payers like Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates. Leadership and advisory roles involved clinicians and researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MIT, and industry partners like Philips and Cisco Systems to translate evidence into practice.
Founded in the mid-1990s amid growth at Partners HealthCare, the program expanded after key funding and strategic initiatives in the 2000s, aligning with national priorities highlighted by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Affordable Care Act. Early projects involved collaborations with academic investigators at Harvard Medical School and engineering teams from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leading to pilot programs in remote monitoring for heart failure and diabetes. Subsequent milestones included grant awards from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and partnerships with innovators including Verily and GE Healthcare. Organizational shifts paralleled mergers and rebranding within Partners entities and changing reimbursement models at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Clinical offerings emphasized remote patient monitoring, virtual visits, and care coordination. Programs targeted conditions managed by specialty groups in Cardiology (heart failure remote monitoring with implantable device telemetry), Endocrinology (continuous glucose monitoring integration), and Pulmonology (home spirometry for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Telehealth workflows were incorporated into ambulatory practices at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and population health initiatives linked to Community Health Centers and behavioral health services. Training and implementation support included collaboration with Institute for Healthcare Improvement and accreditation guidance from bodies such as The Joint Commission.
Technology platforms integrated electronic health record interoperability with commercial vendors like Epic Systems and device manufacturers including Philips, Medtronic, and Dexcom. Research collaborations produced randomized trials and implementation science studies with partners at Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and engineering labs at MIT, resulting in publications in journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of the American Medical Association. Projects leveraged standards from Health Level Seven International and security frameworks aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance. Innovation efforts engaged startup incubators and accelerators tied to MassChallenge and venture partners from NEA and GV.
Operational alliances included major hospitals Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, academic units at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and technology firms such as Philips, Cisco Systems, and Epic Systems. Funders and grant collaborators included National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and private foundations like Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. International partnerships reached institutions in United Kingdom and Canada, and policy engagement involved agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and advocacy groups including American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.
Evaluations reported improved process measures in readmission reduction, adherence to guideline-directed care in Cardiology, and glycemic control in patient cohorts with diabetes using continuous glucose monitoring. Outcomes were assessed through clinical trials and quality improvement collaboratives published via New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, and specialty journals in Cardiology and Endocrinology. Economic analyses referenced reimbursement changes at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and payer agreements with organizations like Blue Cross Blue Shield to assess cost-effectiveness, utilization, and patient-reported outcomes measured with instruments validated by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Governance structures involved clinical leaders from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, administrative oversight from Partners HealthCare executives, and advisory input from faculty at Harvard Medical School. Funding combined institutional support, competitive grants from National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, philanthropic contributions from entities such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and commercial contracts with technology vendors including Philips and Epic Systems. Strategic decisions reflected input from regulatory stakeholders including Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and institutional compliance officers from partners such as Partners HealthCare.
Category:Health care organizations in Massachusetts