VITAL SIGNS
is the member publication of
the Massachusetts Medical Society.

EDITOR
Lloyd Resnick

STAFF WRITER
Tom Walsh

EDITORIAL STAFF
Robyn Alie, Public Health
Dana Holmes, Managed Care
Dean Nicastro, Office of General Counsel
Stephen Phelan, Membership
Cathy Salas, West Central Regional Office
Stephen Shestakofsky, Government Relations
Jessica Vautour, Physician Health Services

PHYSICIAN EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Alain A. Chaoui, M.D.
Lloyd D. Fisher
Subramanyan Jayasankar, M.D.
Dubravko M. Kuftinec, M.D.
Graham T. McMahon, M.D.
Leonard J. Morse, M.D.
Dorothy KY Sit, M.D.
Sita Ram Upadhyay, M.D.
Charles A. Welch, M.D.

PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
Lisa Salvo & Gina DeDominici, layout & design
Marissa Mathieson, quality assurance
Department of Printing Services, print production

PRESIDENT
Alan C. Woodward, M.D.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Corinne Broderick

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Frank Fortin

Vital Signs is published monthly, with combined issues for June/July and December/January, by the Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451-1411. Circulation: controlled to MMS members. Address changes to MMS Dept. of Membership Services. Editorial correspondence to MMS Dept. of Communications. Telephone: (781) 893-4610; Toll Free: (800) 322-2303; Fax: (781) 642-0976. E-mail: vitalsigns@massmed.org. Letters to the editor should be no longer than 200 words; all are subject to condensation.

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