MMS frequently sponsors research on emerging health policy issues affecting the well-being of physicians and patients.
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Rising Health Care Costs and the Impact on Physicians
December 13, 2011
This MMS white paper examines the impact of the high costs on physicians’ satisfaction and their desire to leave medicine and reduce the number of hours they practice.
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2011 MMS Physician Practice Environment Index Report
May 8, 2011
The Massachusetts Physician Practice Environment Index, a statistical measure of the factors that affect the delivery of patient care from physician practices, declined 0.9 percent in 2010. It was the Massachusetts Index’s 16th decline in the last 17 years. During the same period, the statistically...
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2011 Patient Access to Health Care Survey
May 8, 2011
A survey about patient access to health care in Massachusetts, conducted for the Massachusetts Medical Society, shows: More than half of primary care practices are closed to new patients...
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Suggested Guidelines for Endoscopies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
March 28, 2011
The Massachusetts worked in collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts, who provided network data on utilization, specific to
endoscopies with the diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease...
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MMS Physician Workforce Study: 2010
October 20, 2010
The Massachusetts Medical Society's ninth annual Physician Workforce Study found that 10 physician specialties in Massachusetts are operating under severe labor market conditions.
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Physician Patient Care Hours Survey: Fall 2009
June 2, 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...
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Health Care Trends, May 2010
May 19, 2010
The following summary provides an overview of current trends in health
policy and health systems over the past several years. Download "Health
Care Trends, May 2010" (. June 01 Cte on Women in Med...
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The Ballooning Cost Of Health Care
October 21, 2008
The long-term costs and/or savings attributed to medical technology. The
short- and long-term costs to the health care system due to patient
lifestyle as well as the impact of social stigma and other barriers...
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Physician Payment Models: MMS Review and Update
June 11, 2008
This report, written by Amy M. Lischko. assistant clinical professor at
the Tufts University School of Medicine, reports on the types of
physician reimbursement methods that have been used over the years,...
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Practice Environment for Massachusetts Physicians Declines for the 11th Straight Year
April 12, 2005
MMS Physician Practice Environment Index, reaching an all-time low, falls 1.8%; US Index drops for the 9th straight year
