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Research Reports & Studies
MMS-sponsored research on emerging health policy issues has
significantly impacted public policy for decades. |
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Current Research Reports and Studies |
Common Elements of Health Systems Using Global and Episodic Payment Models
(August 02, 2010)
MMS white paper paper examines the experience of several health care systems around the country that have incorporated global, as well as episodic, payment models. | Physician Patient Care Hours Survey: Fall 2009
(June 02, 2010)
The Society’s Physician Patient Care Hours Survey findings offer researchers and policy experts valuable insight into the complexity of estimating the number physicians delivering services to patients in Massachusetts given that physicians spend varying amounts of time in primary care versus specialty care and are also faced with administrative burdens that further diminish the amount of time spent delivering patient care in general, and primary care specifically. | 2010 MMS Physician Practice Environment Index Report
(May 24, 2010)
The Massachusetts Physician Practice Environment Index, a statistical measure of the factors that affect the delivery of patient care from physician practices, declined 0.8 percent in 2009. It was the index’s 16th decline in the last 18 years. During the same period, the statistically comparable index of physician practices nationwide rose by 1.3 percent. | Health Care Trends 2010
(May 19, 2010)
The following summary provides an overview of current trends in health policy and health systems over the past several years. Areas of focus in this summary include: Health Expenditures, Health Care Premiums, Physician Workforce, and Access to Care. | MMS Physician Workforce Study - 2009
(September 14, 2009)
The Massachusetts Medical Society's eighth annual Physician Workforce Study found that seven physician specialties in Massachusetts are operating under severe labor market conditions. | Young Physicians' Survey
(July 06, 2009)
The Massachusetts Medical Society conducted an email survey with physician members age 40 and younger in an effort to develop an educational curriculum to meet the professional needs of physicians beginning their careers. Physicians were asked to indicate their interest in nine educational topics being considered for the curriculum. | Administrative Simplification Study
(July 06, 2009)
The Administrative Simplification Survey was sent to a random sample of 4,000 Massachusetts Medical Society members in order to collect information regarding the administrative burdens physicians are facing in their practice. A total of 317 members responded to the survey. | Survey of Physicians’ Utilization of Home Health Services: June 2009 (.pdf)
(June 30, 2009)
As a result of changing demographics, the need for physicians who can care for the aging population continues to grow as does the need for quality ancillary services, including home health care (HHC). According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HHC is defined as a service prescribed by a physician and provided by a variety of health care professionals. | 2009 MMS Physician Practice Environment Index Report
(April 15, 2009)
This report shows that the index for the Massachusetts physician practice environment declined by 1.5% in 2008, largely due to physicians’ costs associated with maintaining a practice; physicians’ professional liability costs; more physician job vacancies, as reported by New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) physician employment advertisements. | Defensive Medicine Report 2008 (.pdf, 829 KB, 19 pages)
(November 17, 2008)
Text of MMS study which shows that defensive medicine costs Massachusetts at least $1.4 billion annually. |
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