Massachusetts Medical Society establishes new policies on vaccines, harm reduction, pharmacy benefit managers

12/10/2025

benefit managers … are pregnant, recently pregnant, or breastfeeding, as well as infants, to be at high risk for complications …, to receive vaccinations and other immunizing agents to reduce risk of serious illness. Comprehensive …

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FREE CME Training - Protecting Patients and Preventing Harm: ERPOs as a Clinical Tool

11/24/2025

BY JESSICA VAUTOUR, MMS SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER … launched a new online course to address a critical gap in clinician training around Extreme Risk Protection … when an individual poses a risk of harming themselves or others. By temporarily restricting firearm …

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President’s Message - Volume 30, Issue 6, 2025

11/24/2025

Opportunity — or Risk?” explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping both clinical and administrative … provides confidential, case-based guidance to clinicians managing complex pain and substance use cases … with Boston Medical Center, equips clinicians with practical knowledge to use Extreme Risk Protection Orders …

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Enhancing Pain and Addiction Care through the MCSTAP Clinician Mentoring Program

11/24/2025

cases within the clinician’s practice, focusing on risk mitigation and optimizing pain management …, case-based guidance on managing chronic pain and substance use. Through flexible, ongoing mentorship … for complex cases such as high-dose opioid prescribing, buprenorphine management, and co-occurring pain …

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Ambient AI: The Next in Clinical Efficiency Opportunity - or Risk?

11/24/2025

Ambient AI: The Next in Clinical Efficiency Opportunity - or Risk? … as well. Modern AI tools are being developed to support fax and document management, a time-consuming area … — or risk being left behind. Return to Vital Signs homepage …

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10/14/2025

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Testimony in Support of an Act Updating the Medical Society Mission Statement

10/8/2025

. Restricting our mission to “citizens” risks reinforcing frameworks that seek to limit access to care … disparities, or managing chronic illness, as physicians, we understand that the health of one group cannot …

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Ethics Forum

9/25/2025

Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study. …

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Testimony in Support of an Act Relative to Preventing Overdose Deaths and Increasing Access to Treatment - 2025

9/15/2025

with their trusted health care team. The medical model of chronic disease management already relies on this principle … providers risk prosecution or disciplinary action for delivering evidence-based care. By removing those …

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Testimony in Support of an Act Relative to Patient Care Access - 2025 HTML

7/29/2025

liability insurers and risk management organizations to report patterns of claims, losses, and high-risk …

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