Healthcare IT News May 7, 2024
Andrea Fox

Led by a Mass General quality and safety veteran, the command center enables the Department of Public Health to respond to any possible clinical and other challenges at the state’s hospitals owned by the ailing health system.

On Friday, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services launched an incident command system designed to better coordinate care response in the wake of Steward Health Care filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and be the primary point of communication with healthcare organizations, first responders and others in the region.

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Dr. Gregg Meyer, senior vice president for quality and safety at Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, will lead the command center, which will coordinate responses from state...

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