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Protected health information ( PHI) under U.S. law is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that is created or collected by a Covered Entity (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity), and can be linked to a specific individual. This is interpreted rather broadly and includes any part of a patient's medical record or payment history.
New MA Hospital Safety Ratings For 2024: See Best, Worst - Across Massachusetts, MA - More than a dozen Massachusetts hospitals earned the top grade for safety, and none received a failing grade.
Hospital Safety Grades: The Best — And Worst — In Massachusetts - Boston, MA - Massachusetts is a standard bearer of hospital safety once again. There's room for improvement, though.
In 2015, Partners launched an electronic health record (EHR) system, allowing doctors, nurses, and other caregivers easier access patients' medical history. The effort computerized millions of health records across the system, creating one record for each Partners patient, allowing information to be more easily shared among caregivers.
9 MA Hospitals Named Among Best For Patient Safety, Experience - Across Massachusetts, MA - Healthgrades announced the new set of rankings on Tuesday.
A release of information (ROI) department or division is found in the majority of hospitals. In the United States, HIPAA and state guidelines strongly direct the rules and regulations of patient information. ROI departments perform such tasks as obtaining patient consent, certifying medical records, and deciding what information can be released.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in the US in 1996 to establish rules for access, authentications, storage and auditing, and transmittal of electronic medical records. This standard made restrictions for electronic records more stringent than those for paper records.
How safe is your hospital? The Leapfrog Group has announced its spring 2017 ratings, giving hospitals a grade of A to F for patient safety.
Massachusetts General Hospital ( Mass General or MGH) is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. [4] Massachusetts General Hospital houses the world's largest hospital-based research program, the Mass General Research Institute, with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 ...
Todd Berner On The Benefits and Challenges of Patient Portals - Boston, MA - Modern healthcare organizations have adopted patient portals, but the response from patients has been lackluster.