eHana is pleased to announce that seventeen non-profit community-based health and human services organizations have been selected to receive grant funding through the second year of eHana’s Giving Program. Recipients are receiving up to $2,000 in funding to help enhance their telehealth and Health Information Technology (HIT) capacity and infrastructure.
“eHana is honored to partner with so many great organizations across Massachusetts,” said Jacob Buckley-Fortin, eHana CEO and co-founder. “Our Giving Program is a way for us to give back to many of these groups and further support their missions by funding costs that traditionally may not be reimbursed by their payers.”
Peter Evers, CEO of BAMSI responded to the announcement, “Thanks so much for this award. We continue to enjoy a rich relationship with eHana, one which benefits the people we serve.”
Barbara Wilson, CEO of Family Continuity Programs said, “I am thrilled and so appreciate eHana’s support in assisting us with this business critical need.”
Andrew Stephens, Director of Clinical Operations at one of eHana’s newest customers, Making Opportunity Count, Inc. commented, “Thank you so much for the opportunity to apply for this funding and for this award; we will put the funding to good use enhancing our HIT and telehealth capacity. We are incredibly appreciative of eHana's thoughtfulness and generosity in developing this grant program.”
The following organizations have been selected to receive grant funding this year from eHana:
BAMSI will use their grant to purchase iPads and kiosk table stands for their nurses to use in group residences serving medically complex individuals.
Bay Cove Human Services plans to use funding from eHana to purchase laptops, tablets or other specialized devices for individuals they serve to ensure they are able to access all of the various supports offered by Bay Cove.
Bay State Community Services is using their award to provide families served by The Greater South Shore Behavioral Health Collaborative with devices so those families can connect with the resources that can help them stabilize and thrive.
Bridgewell’s grant will be used to purchase tablets to loan to individuals they serve who are not able to attend in-person services due to COVID concerns or other health issues.
Doctor Franklin Perkins School is using eHana grant funding to expand their HIT infrastructure to grow their PQI efforts and to help facilitate their expanded use of eHana’s EHR as they complete their merger with the RFK Action Corps.
Family Continuity Programs plans to use their grant to expand their ability to offer services remotely to the individuals they serve, specifically by updating their fleet of laptops being used by FCP clinicians.
Greater Lynn Senior Services is using eHana funding to strengthen their HIT infrastructure for population health services they provide through the North Region LTSS Community Partner and One Care programs.
Italian Home for Children’s grant will be used to fund new HIT capacity as they implement upcoming program expansion and changes to better meet the needs of the children and families they serve.
Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts will use their grant to purchase chromebooks for clients in their New Americans program which serves refugees newly arrived to the United States. The chromebooks will be used to develop their clients digital literacy to aid in their search for meaningful employment.
Lifestream, Inc. is using eHana grant funding to provide iPads, tablets or other devices to allow their staff to enter data and other information directly into eHana’s EHR in real time. This new capacity will allow Lifestream to significantly improve their internal processes and workflow.
Making Opportunity Count, Inc. is using their grant to help defer HIT infrastructure costs as they establish their new outpatient mental health clinic. Funding will be used for video conference software subscription and hardware including HD cameras.
North Suffolk Mental Health Association plans to use their award to expand the use of tablets in their Community Support Program (CSP). Currently seven staff share three devices which makes client intakes challenging. eHana funding will allow North Suffolk to purchase additional devices to make client intake more efficient.
Old Colony YMCA plans to use their grant funding to purchase and implement an electronic signature platform to enhance their ability to do remote intake for individuals served by their mental health clinic. This platform will allow Old Colony to engage individuals in treatment more quickly and expand the number of individuals they serve remotely.
Open Sky Community Services’ grant will be used to purchase chromebooks for their Community Based Day Support Programs. These devices will allow staff to enter documentation directly into eHana’s EHR.
Sunshine Village is using funding from eHana to purchase “refurbished” chromebooks for use by their clients who are receiving services virtually or in their homes. Clients use the chromebooks for a variety of purposes including meeting virtually with friends and family from the safety of their homes.
Victory Programs Inc. intends to use their grant to develop HIT capacity for a new Low Threshold House Search and Stabilization Program they are starting to serve adults who are homeless in the Mass Ave/Melnea Cass Boulevard neighborhood of Boston. The program will facilitate and support the transition of individuals served from homelessness to permanent housing.
Western Massachusetts Elder Care will use their grant for the purchase of additional iPads to allow the teams in their Community Partner program to better serve clients through telehealth. The ability to provide telehealth services is especially critical because they serve a culturally diverse population which has been reluctant to accept COVID vaccine recommendations.