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NEW Massachusetts Medical Law Report Quarterly Risk Management CME, How to Email Patients Without Worrying About Liability is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Lawyers Weekly, Inc.
CME Credit: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, risk management study

NEW Pandemic Flu: Practical Information and Strategies for Preparedness is sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Preparedness in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This online education program, presented in a slide format, includes information and resources for physicians. A pandemic is inevitable and when it occurs there will be substantial challenges for physicians and patients.
CME Credit: 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, risk management study

NEW Know the Response: Disaster Management and Communication for the Health Care Provider is sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Preparedness in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This online education program, presented in a slide-audio format, is based on a live program held at MMS headquarters on April 30, 2008.
CME Credit: 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, risk management study

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Legal Risk Management Series

Massachusetts Medical Law Report Quarterly Risk Management CME Series based on articles from the Massachusetts Medical Law Report also includes summaries and risk management strategies.

The Legal Advisor Risk Management series is based on the information contained in The Legal Advisor publication which is issued quarterly by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Adler, Cohen, Harvey, Wakeman & Guekguezian, LLP. Topics include information on mandated reporting requirements, hearing impaired patients and patients with limited English proficiency.

Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Eprescribing Education
Risk Management courses intended for those in the early stages of EHR selection and implementation. Modules include basic terms, workflow redesign, implementation and change management. Eprescribing education gives an overview of ePrescribing, legal and risk management issues and barriers to implementation and adoption.

Public Health, Patient Safety and Quality
Public Health and Patient Safety is a series of risk management courses on cultural competence, examining health disparities, communication, preparedness, patient safety, quality and the prevention of medical errors.

The New England Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch Online
Weekly and bi-weekly exams, respectively, from the New England Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch.

Legal Risk Management Series

MA Medical Law Report Quarterly Series is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Lawyer's Weekly, Inc.

CME Credit for the following Perspectives courses:

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM , risk management study

How to Email Patients Without Worrying About Liability

Dealing with Difficult Patients
A New Kind of Bedside Manner: The Rise of Apology Policies

Legal Advisor Series is sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society.
CME Credit for the following Perspectives courses:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM , risk management study

Legal Advisor: Mandated Reporting

Hearing Impaired Patients and the Americans with Disabilities Act
New Guidance: Patients with Limited English Proficiency

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Electronic Health Record (EHR) Education and Eprescribing Education

Electronic Prescribing Education: How to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs Through ePrescribing is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Information Technology and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in collaboration with the eRX Collaborative and the eRx Forum, a committee of ePrescribing stakeholders facilitated by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium.

CME Credit for each of the following course:

2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM, risk management study

Electronic Prescribing Education: How to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Drug Costs Through ePrescribing

EHR in Your Office - Let's Get Started! is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society, Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMMS) and Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative (MAeHC).

CME Credit for each of the following courses:

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM, risk management study

Module 1: E.H.R. 101
Module 2: Provider Daily Life
Module 3: Workflow Redesign
Module 4: Managing Change

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Patient Safety and Quality

Unmasking Depression in Primary Care Practice: Strategies to Improve Health Care Quality was developed from a live program held on September 28, 2007 at the MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA. This 3-module course is designed to identify barriers that impede early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and effective/efficient management of depression in primary care settings.
CME Credit: Each presentation module is designated for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, risk management study
Unmasking Depression in Primary Care Practice: Strategies to Improve Health Care Quality

Physician-Hospital Relationships: Where Do You Stand? was developed from a live program held on November 18, 2006 at the MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA. Utilizing slides and audio you will experience the presentations on Hospital and Medical Staff Bylaws and The Peer Review Process presented by Elizabeth A. Snelson, Esq., Legal Counsel to the medical staffs throughout the country.
CME Credit: 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM, risk management study
Physician-Hospital Relationships: Where Do You Stand?

Public Health

Balancing Your Practice: Protecting the Public Health and Preserving Your Patients' Privacy was developed from a live program held on March 7, 2007 at the MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA. Utilizing slides and audio you will experience the presentations on The Need for Public Health Information and Surveillance and Privacy Principles and Bioethics of Medical Practice.
CME Credit: 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, risk management study
Balancing Your Practice: Protecting the Public Health and Preserving Your Patients' Privacy

Recognizing and Preventing Youth Violence: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals is Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Violence.

CME Credit: 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM

Recognizing and Preventing Youth Violence: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals

Cultural Competence in Women's Health is sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Women in Medicine in collaboration with the American Heart Association.

CME Credit: 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, risk management study
Cultural Competence in Women’s Health: Implications for Cardiac Risk Factors and Disease

Avian Flu and Pandemic Preparedness is sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Public Health, Committee on Physician Preparedness, and Committee on Global Medicine.
CME Credit: 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, risk management study
Avian Flu and Pandemic Preparedness

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The New England Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch Online

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society.
NEJM Weekly CME Program

CME Credit: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM per exam. New exams every week.

Journal Watch Online CME Program
CME Credit: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM per exam. New exams every two weeks.

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