Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, MA, is an academic medical center affiliated with Harvard Medical School. It employs approximately 2,400 clinical staff, including 800 physicians and 1,200 registered nurses. BIDMC has 649 inpatient beds, and offers both hospital- and community-based ambulatory care. BIDMC developed its electronic medical record beginning in the 1980s and opened…