Barry P. Chaiken, MD

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Biographical Information

Barry P. Chaiken, MD, MPH has over 20 years experience in medical research, continuous quality improvement, risk management and health care consulting. As founder of his own company, he worked on quality improvement studies and clinical investigations for the National Institutes of Health, the Framingham Heart Study, and Boston University Medical School.

 

Over the past 15 years Chaiken provided expertise in quality and patient safety to provider organizations helping them utilize information technology to improve clinical and administrative activities. He has served as guest lecturer and consultant on topics including patient safety, clinician adoption of information technology, quality improvement and managed care. Chaiken also assisted hospitals and technology firms in the creation of medical software products and authoring of marketing communication materials.

 

Chaiken is board certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health as well as Health Care Quality Management. He is currently Chief Medical Officer at DocsNetwork, Ltd., where he provides thought leadership, assists in business development and offers clients his expertise in clinical transformation and quality improvement. Chaiken has delivered more than 50 CME lectures, and is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Patient Safety and the journal of Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. He currently writes a column on quality and technology for the journal of Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare.

 

Chaiken received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NYC, his masters in public health degree in health services administration from the Harvard School of Public Health and his bachelors of arts degree in psychology from the University at Albany. He acquired his specialty training from the Centers for Disease Control as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer and from the New Jersey State Department of Health as a preventive medicine resident. He is also a Board member and a Fellow of the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), and serves on the Policy Committee of the National Association for Health Information Technology (NAHIT). Chaiken holds an appointment as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.

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Professional Experience

2008 to present
2003 - 2005
1995 - 1996
1985 - 1992

DocsNetwork, Ltd. (EIS Inc.), Boston, MA
Founder and Chief Medical Officer of this informatics and health care consulting firm.

 

·         Co-produced four profitable healthcare IT conferences with each attracting over 150 C-suite level attendees.

·         Provides business development support as part-time Chief Medical Officer to a non-profit patient safety certification organization (ABQAURP).

·         Reorganized and redirected educational programs in quality improvement and patient safety for medical professional society (ABQAURP).

·         Principal investigator for several $50,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grants from the National Institutes of Health.

·         Managed $600,000 development project for software to be used for accreditation of physician internal medicine training programs.

2005 - 2008

BearingPoint, Inc., Boston, MA
Associate Chief Medical Officer of this management consulting company.

 

·         Author bi-monthly column on quality and healthcare information technology for industry publication.

·         Deliver thought leadership on clinical information technology issues.

·         Frequent spokesman for healthcare practice on patient safety and information technology.

·         Led content team building quality and patient safety website targeted at hospital CEOs.

·         Key member of clinical transformation team.

1997 - 2003

McKesson Corporation, Boston, MA
Vice President, Medical Affairs for this health care information technology company.

 

·         Provided clinical marketing support to enterprise information tools.

·         Frequent spokesman for company on patient safety and information technology.

·         Developed relationships with national and international health care organizations.

·         Authored marketing collaterals for clinically based software products and consulting.

·         Led clinical sales and marketing efforts for IT managed care products.

·         Incorporated physician led client association.

·         Provided clinical liaison support for this organization’s provider profiling, case management, and claims review information technology tools.

1996 - 1997

Confer Software (Araxsys, Inc.), Redwood City, CA
Corporate Medical Director for this health care workflow software company.

 

·         Contributed to product development through feature / function documentation and integration review.

·         Authored concept articles on clinical workflow tools.

·         Participated in public relations campaign to enhance product and corporate visibility.

·         Assisted in strategic planning for rapidly growing company.

·         Facilitated sales process and client support services through clinical input.

1993 - 1995

GMIS, Inc., Boston, MA
Director for Clinical Marketing (1995), Vice President for Clinical Marketing, Medical Intelligence/GMIS (1993-1995) for this health information company.

 

·         Introduced provider profiling and appropriateness tools to health care payor clients.

·         Established public relations campaign to enhance product and corporate visibility.

·         Researched and defined market for appropriateness protocols.

·         Forged relationships with respected medical organizations.

1992-1993

Health Risk Management, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Vice President for Medical Planning and Development for this utilization management company.

 

·         Constructed external expert panels for practice guideline development.

·         Edited position papers on practice guidelines for utilization management physicians.
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Education

1986-1988

Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
Clinical Investigator.

1985

New Jersey State Department of Health, Trenton, NJ
Preventive medicine resident, board certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 1986.

1984

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Epidemic Intelligence Service officer.

1982

Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA
Internal medicine resident.

1981

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Doctor of Medicine degree.

1981

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Master of Public Health degree.

1977

State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude.

Interests

Furniture building, marathoning, hiking, biking, theater, ballet and baseball.

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Publications

Chaiken BP. Shift Happens: The Need for Just-in-Time Information. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2008:5(3):8-9.
Chaiken BP. Don’t Blame it on RHIO. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2008;5(2):8-9.
Chaiken BP. Healthcare IT: Slogan or Solution? Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2008;5(1):6.
Chaiken BP. Healthcare IT solutions. In K. H. Cohn and D. E. Hough (Eds.), The Business of Healthcare, Vol. 3, Improving systems of care. p.119-141. Praeger, Westport, CT.
Chaiken BP. Applying Path Innovation to Secure Revolutionary HIT. Asian Hospital and Healthcare Management. 2007;14;62-64.
Chaiken BP. Revolutionary HIT: Cure for Insanity. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2007;4(6):10-11.
Chaiken BP. Healthcare reform and cost. It’s déjà vu all over again. Wisconsin Technology Network, November 30, 2007; wistechnology.com/article.php?id=4359.
Chaiken BP. Survival of Our Healthcare System Requires an IT Revolution. Health IT News. November, 2007, p.13.
Chaiken BP. Patient information: Who’s your daddy? Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2007;4(5);6-7.
Chaiken BP. Patient Flow: A Powerful Tool that Transforms Care. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2007;4(3):6-7.
Chaiken BP. Are Interoperability and Privacy Compatible? Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2007;4(2):8-9.
Chaiken BP. Eyes Wide Open: Buying Clinical IT. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2007;4(1):6-7.
Chaiken BP, Christian CE, Johnson L. Quality and efficiency successes leveraging IT and new processes. Journal of Health Information Management. 2007;24(1):48-53.
Chaiken BP. CDH Plans Need IT-Generated Metrics. Health IT News. July 1,2006.
Chaiken BP. Interoperability: Anti-doping of Clinical IT. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2006;3(6):12-14.
Chaiken BP. The IOM’s Holistic Approach to Medication Errors. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2006;3(5):8-10.
Chaiken BP. Interoperability: Finding a Home for Your Data. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2006;3(4):10-11.
Chaiken BP. Round Healthcare in a Flat World Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2006;3(3):12-13.
Chaiken BP. Preparing for avian flu with information technology. Wisconsin Technology Network, April 17, 2006; http:/wistechnology.com/article.php?id=2866.
Chaiken BP. Can We Deliver Quality Care Without Covering Everyone? Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2006;3(2):10-11.
Chaiken BP. Standardized Performance Measures: A GPS for Quality. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2006;3(1):12-13.
Chaiken BP. Personalized Medicine: Just for You. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2005;2(6):16-17.
Chaiken BP. Chronic Disaster: Preparing for Avian Flu. Health and Hospital Networks Most Wired Online. November 30, 2005
Chaiken BP. Consumer Directed Healthcare. BearingPoint White Paper. 2005
Chaiken BP. Interoperability: More Knowledge or Just More Data. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2005;2(5):6.
Chaiken BP. The Pied Piper of Clinical IT. Health and Hospital Networks Most Wired Online. October 13, 2005.
Chaiken BP. Consumer-Directed Healthcare. Increasing Demand for Quality Data. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2005;2(4):6-7.
Chaiken BP. Innovative healthcare takes more than IT innovation. Wisconsin Technology Network, May 18, 2005; http:/wistechnology.com/article.php?id=1838.
Chaiken BP. Path Innovation: Transcending Automation. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2005;2(3):46-47.
Chaiken BP. Malpractice Reform Only with Incentives. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2005;2(2):48-49.
Chaiken BP. Mind the Gap. Health and Hospital Networks Most Wired Online. March 9, 2005.
Chaiken BP. Using Evidence-Based Guidelines…for Real. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2005;1(1):14-17.
Chaiken BP. Continuity of Care Record: Foundation for Quality. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2004;1(2):12-13.
Chaiken BP. Playing Tag to Enhance Patient Safety. Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare. 2004;1(1):6-8.
Chaiken BP. Flying Rules for Patient Safety. Journal of Quality Health Care. 2004;3(2);6-9.
Chaiken BP. Using Third Generation Models in Disease Management. Journal of Quality Health Care. 2004;3(1):6-7.
Chaiken BP. Advancing Patient Safety through Information Access and Interchange. Journal of Quality Health Care. 2003;2(4):6-7.
Chaiken BP. Standards: Facilitating Communication Through a Common Language. Journal of Quality Health Care. 2003;2(3):8-11.
Chaiken BP. Clinical ROI: Not Just Costs Versus Benefits. Journal of Healthcare Information Management. 2003;17(4);36-41.
Chaiken BP. If You Build It, Will They Come? Canadian Healthcare Manager. 2003:Aug.;33.
Chaiken BP. Thank You FDA for the Bar Codes. Journal of Quality Health Care, 2003;2(2):9-10.
Chaiken BP. Clinical Technology: Are you getting your money’s worth? Healthcare Financial Management. 2003;Feb:66-69.
Chaiken BP. Using IT to Drive Teamwork and Patient Safety. Journal of Quality Health Care, 2002:2(1).
Solovy A, Chaiken BP. ROI Under Scrutiny: The Radical Redefinition of a Core Concept. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 2003:19(3); 17-28.
Chaiken BP. Clinical Technology: Are your getting your money’s worth? Healthcare Financial Management, 2003:Feb.;66-69.
Chaiken BP. Clinical Decision Support: Success Through Smart Deployment. Journal of Quality Health Care, 2002:1(4).
Chaiken BP. Technology Helps Eliminate Medical Errors. Health Care Quality Means Business: Special Supplement to Managed Care. 2003:12(1):15-17.
Chaiken BP. Opinion: Pearls From Across the Pond: Improving Patient Safety in the US Health Care System. iHealthbeat, California Healthcare Foundation, www.ihealthbeat.org. 2002:Dec. 20.
Chaiken BP. Medical Imaging: Enhancing Quality Through Access. Journal of Quality Health Care, 2002:1(3): 27-28.
Chaiken BP. Opinion: Clinical Guidelines at Point of Care Needed to Improve Quality, Safety. iHealthbeat, California Healthcare Foundation, www.ihealthbeat.org. 2002:Oct. 11.
Chaiken BP. Choosing Clinical IT Tools that Matter to Physicians. Health Management Technology. 2002: Sept.:20-22.
Chaiken BP. Physician Adoption of Technology Linked to Providing Benefits. Journal of Quality Health Care, 2002:1(2): 25-27.
Chaiken BP, Holmquest DL. Patient Safety: Modifying Processes to Eliminate Medical Errors. Journal of Quality Health Care, 2002:1(2): 20-23.
Meadows G, Chaiken BP. Computerized Physician Order Entry: A prescription for patient safety. Nursing Economics, 2002:20(2):76-77, 87.
Chaiken BP. Medical Expert System Update. Advance for Health Information Executives, 2001: Dec.:30-34.
Chaiken BP. Evidence-based Medicine: A Tool at the Point of Care. Nursing Economics, 2001:19(5):234-235.
Chaiken BP. Enhancing Patient Safety with Clinically Intelligent Physician Order Entry. Nursing Economics, 2001:19(3):119-120.
Maloney K, Chaiken BP. An Overview of Outcomes Research and Measurement. Journal of Healthcare Quality, 1999;21(6):4-9.
Chaiken BP: Linking Performance Evaluation to Incentives. Physician Leader’s Guide, 2nd Ed., © 1998, Capitol Publications Inc., p. 85-91.
Chaiken BP, Thompson M. Enhancing Quality / Controlling Costs: Using Internet Technology To Apply Workflow To Healthcare. Healthcare Information Management, 1997;11(3):73-80.
Chaiken BP: Workflow in Healthcare: A white paper published by Araxsys, Inc.
Chaiken BP: Computers in Medicine: Impact on provider profiling. Virginia Medical Quarterly, 1996;123(4):238-240.
Chaiken BP: Evolution of UR Criteria: Appropriateness Protocols and Managed Care. Managed Care Medicine; 1996, 3:16-21.
Chaiken BP: The First Steps Taken: Awareness of the Need and Establishment of Fellowships. Medical Interface; 1995;8(10):126-127.
Chaiken BP: The Impact of Information Technology on Health Care. Managed Care Medicine; 1994;5:18-23.
Chaiken BP, Rettig PF, Breslin PT: Judging new ventures: Study the plan. Trustee 1988;41:15,23.
Chaiken BP, Williams N, Preblud S, Parkin W, Altman R: The Effect of a School Entry Law on Mumps Activity in a School District. Journal of the American Medical Association 1987;257:2455-2458.
Chaiken BP, Stearns FE: A System for Quality Control Under DRGs. DRG Monitor 1986;4 (3):1-8.
Budnick LD, Chaiken BP: The Probability of Dying of Injuries by the Year 2000. Journal of the American Medical Association 1985;254:3350-3352.
Mumps Outbreak - New Jersey. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1984;33:421,422,427-430.
Blake PA, Wachsmuth K, Davis BR, Bopp CA, Chaiken BP, Lee JV. Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 strain from Mexico identical to United States isolates. Lancet. 1983 Oct 15;2(8355):912.
Interstate Common-Source Outbreaks of Staphylococcal Food Poisoning - North Carolina, Pennsylvania. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1983;32:183-184,189.

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Presentations

Academy of Medicine of Cleveland/Northern Ohio Medical Association
The Potential of Health Information Technology to Reduce Errors and Reduce Premiums, Cleveland, OH, 3/05

Agency for the Development and Evaluation of Medicine
Design and Implementation of Practice Guidelines, Paris, France, 4/93

AIC Worldwide
Utilizing Episode Based Provider Profiling to Target Medical Management, Durham, NC, 3/99

Alliance for CME
Using Computer and Web Technology in Education and Proficiency Testing, San Diego, CA, 1/98
Integrating CME/CE in Decision Support and Point-of-Care Systems, San Diego, CA, 1/98sin

American Association of Health Plans
Aligning Technology Strategies with Business Goals, Orlando, FL, 11/98

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Physicians
Achieving ROI Through Quality Initiatives: Six Sigma, Workflow and Clinical IT, Orlando, FL, 11/03
Disease Management and Medical Error: How Managing the Disease May Reduce the Risk, Orlando, FL, 10/02
Program Director, The Health Care Information Highway, Chicago, IL, 7/95
Program Director, Quality Health Care for an Aging America, Orlando, FL, 3/95
Program Co-Chairman, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Orlando, FL, 3/93, Phoenix, AZ 5/94
Managed Care: Added Risks?, Philadelphia, PA, 10/97
Mining the Internet: Capturing Information On-line, Philadelphia, PA 10/97
Putting it Together: Linking Structure, Process and Outcomes and QA/UR/RM Activities, Atlanta, GA, 6/97
NCQA Standards for Physicians Organization Certification Programs, Atlanta, GA, 6/97
QI/UM Informatics: Outcomes, Profiling, Internet, Mesa, AZ, 3/97
Alternative Care Delivery, San Francisco, CA, 9/96
Physician Profiling and Changing Physician Behavior, Dallas, TX, 6/96
Physician / Provider Profiling, Dallas, TX, 9/95
Monitoring Physician Quality: State and Private Sector Initiatives, Orlando, FL, 3/95
Profiling Providers, Orlando, FL, 7/94
QA/UR Through Computer Literacy, Orlando, FL, 7/94

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Physicians - Core Body of Knowledge Course
Profiling, Outcomes and Informatics, 1997 to present
Health Care Delivery Systems and Managed Care, 1997 to present
Managed Care, 1994 to 1996
Health Care Delivery Systems, 1993 to 1996
Peer Review Organizations (PROs): An Overview, 1995 to 1996
Economic Credentialing and Provider Profiling: Implications for Practitioners, 1995
The HCFA Initiatives, 1995
Health Care Systems and Popular Organizational Models, 1994
Considerations on Quality in Major Health Care Reform Proposals, 1994
Resource Based Relative Value Scales, 1993
Statistics, Epidemiology and Computers in Quality Assurance, 1992 to 1993

American College of Healthcare Executives
Patient Safety: Taking Steps Forward, Memphis, TN, 8/01 and New Orleans, LA, 10/01

American College of Physician Executives
Provider Profiling, Atlanta, GA, 5/96
Clinical Profiles: Cornerstone on Managed Care, Chicago