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Experts get creative in protecting patient IDs in audit trails
A body that advises the state of Massachusetts about health information exchanges has devised an unusual approach to maintaining the privacy of patient information while allowing the use of audit trails.
Digitized 'passport' plan aims to improve doc-patient interaction
A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center program to get patients more involved in their own care is getting a digital makeover, according to a report from Healthcare Informatics. Dubbed "Passport to
Beth Israel, Massachusetts hospitals test liability reform
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Massachusetts General Hospital and Baystate Health are among three major health systems in the state that are testing a "disclosure, apology and offer"
Hospital CIOs: If I could do one thing over ...
With so many decisions for a hospital CIO to make--from choosing an electronic medical record system to deciding whether or not to go forward with the transition to the ICD-10 coding system--is it
Top hospitals concentrated in Texas, Florida, California
Thomson Reuters today unveiled its Top 100 hospitals in the United States, with Texas, Florida and California housing the most winners. The shift to these three states leading the pack in quality
Teaching hospitals hit by falling patient volumes
Falling inpatient volumes are hitting Massachusetts teaching hospitals, including Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. CEO Kevin Tabb said the state is seeing "flat or down" inpatient
Med schools prep students to avoid device distractions
No doubt computers, smartphones and tablets have helped physicians improve access to information and, in turn, care delivery. For patients meeting with technology-armed docs, however, there can be a
Halamka: Mobile device distractions 'a matter of life and death'
We've tackled the "distracted docs" question before--whether mobile technologies interfere with physicians' workflow as much as they improve it. But a few new nuances came to light this week in an
Have hospital mergers gone too far?
Determining if hospital mergers are beneficial is still up for debate. Experts, for example, argue whether healthcare acquisitions in Massachusetts, a hotbed for recent consolidation, ultimately will
Feds investigate Beth Israel for overbilling
Federal investigators are probing into Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's billing practices, investigating whether it overbilled Medicare by admitting patients for short stays who could have been
