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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
WCVB: Health system turns slowly back to preventative care under reopening plan
May 19, 2020 – "The expansion of medical practice must proceed in a collaborative manner among patients, physicians, policymakers, and all who engage with and comprise the health care system," MMS President Dr. Maryanne Bombaugh said.
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
May 18, 2020 – The Massachusetts EOHHS has released a 22-slide PowerPoint overview of its plan for a phased reopening of the state’s health care system.
WBUR: Reopening plan allows limited expansion of non-emergency health care
May 18, 2020 – MMS commended the Baker administration for guidelines that "rightfully prioritize the safety of individuals above all, while increasing access to high-priority preventative care and other urgent procedures
and services."
Massachusetts Medical Society COVID-19 Resources
May 15, 2020 – VIDEO: MMS President Dr. Maryanne Bombaugh and Jane Doe Inc.’s Diana Mancera talk about using telehealth to assist domestic and sexual violence patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
May 14, 2020 – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that it is requiring the reporting of cases of pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome to the DPH effective immediately.
CommonWealth Magazine: Telehealth is available, but no one’s calling
May 13, 2020 – If primary care and other medical practices don’t survive, "That would create a real issue of access, and when that occurs it will have all sorts of health ramifications," MMS President Dr. Maryanne
Bombaugh said.
Massachusetts Medical Society Virtual Member Forum
May 12 2020 – MMS hosted a one-hour Virtual Member Forum for members to engage with the medical society's leadership and subject-matter experts to ask questions on the topic of physician wellness.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
May 11, 2020 – As close contacts of confirmed cases are the people most likely to become infected with COVID-19, the Massachusetts DPH is now advising to test all close contacts regardless of symptom status.
Massachusetts Medical Society COVID-19 Resources
May 8, 2020 – MMS has developed a list of considerations and recommendations to guide physicians on moving forward with medical practice during
the COVID-19 crisis.
NEJM Journal Watch
May 5, 2020 – An overview of lessons learned from the U.S. Military's Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress that leaders and individuals can immediately adopt to support health care workers during COVID-19.
