MMS frequently sponsors research on emerging health policy issues affecting the well-being of physicians and patients.
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2018 Annual Report
November 27, 2019
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MMS, MHA and Reliant Medical Group publish paper on EHR as an asset
April 22, 2019
A joint Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) task force has released a white paper in partnership with Reliant Medical Group that
details best practices Reliant has adopted to optimize its electronic health record (EHR) and...
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Dr. Lynda Young honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society with its Ingersoll Bowditch Award for public health
April 3, 2019
WALTHAM
– Dr. Lynda Young, a Worcester resident, has been honored by the
Massachusetts Medical Society with its 2019 Henry Ingersoll Bowditch
Award for Excellence in Public Health.
One
of the medical society’s most prestigious awards, the Ingersoll
Bowditch is awarded...
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2018 Annual Report
April 1, 2019
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A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout
March 28, 2019
Burnout among the nation’s physicians has become so pervasive that a new paper published today by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massachusetts Medical Society and Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association has deemed the condition a public...
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Dr. John A. Renner Jr. honored by MMS with Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service
March 28, 2019
Waltham, MA - Dr. John A. Renner, a psychiatrist at
Boston Medical Center (BMC), has been honored by the Massachusetts
Medical Society as the 2019 recipient of the society’s Special Award for
Excellence in Medical Service.
The award honors a physician who has made a
distinguished...
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A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout
March 28, 2019
Burnout among the nation’s physicians has become so pervasive that a new paper published today by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massachusetts Medical Society and Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association has deemed the condition a public...
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Five things to know about the electronic health records mess
March 21, 2019
The U.S. government claimed that ditching paper medical charts for
electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten
years and $36 billion later, the digital revolution has gone awry. To read the entire News Medical article, click here
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Sen. Markey, Pro-Choice Advocates Slam Title X Proposed Changes
March 20, 2019
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, medical experts and pro-choice advocates slammed the Trump administration's proposed
changes
to the Title X program on Tuesday, arguing that withholding federal
funds from centers that provide or refer abortion services "would turn
back the clock" on...
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MMS joins Sen. Ed Markey to condemn Title X rule
March 19, 2019
Dr. Carole Allen, representing MMS, spoke this morning at a press
conference organized by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey condemning a Title X rule
change.
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MMS comments on Harm Reduction Commission’s report Relative to Supervised Consumption Sites
March 1, 2019
“We support the commission’s recommendation and
recognize that there will be a myriad of obstacles to overcome on the
way to the establishment of a pilot supervised consumption site in
Massachusetts. We will continue to work with all
involved stakeholders to bring the perspective of...
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2019 Award winners announced by MMS Committee on Information Technology
March 1, 2019
The MMS Committee on Information Technology is proud to
announce the winners of our 18 th annual Information Technology in
Medicine Awards. Each year, the committee extends cash awards to one
resident/fellow and one student through a competitive process that starts in
the fall. This...
