Blue Cross Blue Shield and Beth Israel Deaconess sign Alternative Quality Contract

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization have signed a multi-year Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a modified global payment model designed to encourage cost-effective and patient-centered care by paying participating physicians and hospitals for the quality, not the quantity of the care they deliver to patients.

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Boston hospital provides patient access to physician notes to improve care

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has announced plans to allow between 25,000 and 30,000 patients to read physician notes in their electronic medical records for one year as part of an “open notes” project to assess whether access to physician notes may improve care.

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Hospital uses childhood game to boost hand-washing compliance

Hospital leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston are using the playful childhood game of “tag” and the threat of public embarrassment to improve ED staff compliance with hand-washing and other protocols, HealthLeaders Media reports.

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