Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center runs on an October 1 to September 30 fiscal year, so Summer is always a time of capital and operating budget decision making. We've finished our FY14 capital budget submission and requested $10.7 million to fund all...
Electronic medical record certification through the CCHIT EHR Alternative Certification for Hospitals (EACH) requires following 500 pages of scripts in an eight-hour demonstration. Read here about the process: from thoughts about important lessons about the process to thoughts about the complexities of certification.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Complications from endoscopic procedures like colonoscopy might cause more complications than previously thought, according to a study by researchers at Boston’s Beth Israel hospital. Common endoscopic procedures like colonoscopy may be more likely than previously thought to cause complications, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center […]
Since he assumed his post in January, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, the top Food and Drug Administration official on medical devices, has walked a delicate tightrope. He has worked hard to reassure a nervous industry that the FDA still values innovation, but has not promised anything specific. But listening to his remarks, an informal understanding seems […]
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Brand-name drug prices up 10 percent: The prices of brand-name drugs commonly used by people on Medicare rose 9.7 percent last year, the AARP says. “The life-saving drugs Americans need are out of reach for many because of unjustifiable price hikes,” according to […]
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Attacking the proposed Medicare chief: Republicans are mounting attacks on Donald Berwick, President Obama’s nominee for the agency that oversees Medicare. The attacks are bringing the “rationing” bogeyman back, despite the fact that anyone who knows anything about healthcare in the U.S. realizes […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Is telehealth’s time finally here? Like many emerging technologies, it seems like we’ve been hearing about the promise of telehealth (or if you prefer telemedicine) for years and haven’t seen much to justify the hype. But several factors appear to be coming together […]
Perhaps UnitedHealth and Continuum should get back to the business of negotiating a contract instead of competing in a bizarre Ms. Popularity Contest, a crown that belongs to neither of them.
Healthcare CIO John Halamka discusses five projects the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center IT staff has implemented to help manage the H1N1 Virus -- lessons on how information technology can help support hospitals and the country during the outbreak.