Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - March 3, 2021

3/5/2021

.  The vaccine supply remains constrained. President Biden said recently that he expects there to be enough …. You said to request more doses, reach out to DPH. I'm not sure if how to reach out to DPH because we …

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COVID-19 Articles - 2020 Archives

3/5/2021

." MMS President Dr. David Rosman said. WBUR: Mass. long-term care facilities prepare for coronavirus … to stagger (their vaccinations)," said Dr. Asif Merchant, Chair of the MMS Committee on Geriatrics. CNBC: Sen … in introducing this thoughtful bill," said MMS President Dr. David Rosman. WBUR: Health Care Leaders: It's …

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2020 Archives

2/24/2021

," MMS President Dr. David Rosman said. To read the full NBC Boston story, click here. WBUR: Mass …, 2020 – "Most of the nursing homes are trying to stagger (their vaccinations)," said Dr. Asif Merchant … this thoughtful bill," said MMS President Dr. David Rosman. To read the full CNBC story, click here. WBUR: Health …

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2019 Archives

2/24/2021

and substance use disorders," said MMS President Dr. Maryanne Bombaugh.  "Never before have providers …,” MMS President Dr. Maryanne Bombaugh said in a statement. To read the entire SHNS article, click here … communications by a physician or the healthcare team are not well understood," said Dr. Maryanne Bombaugh …

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Planning and Preparedness February 17

2/18/2021

“efficiency at the cost of equity.” He said some communities of color are more likely to trust …,” he said. Read more here. Hospitals fume as governor shifts vaccine …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - February 3. 2021

2/4/2021

how to prevent transmission are still appropriate and important. She said that there are not any …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - January 6, 2021

1/7/2021

. Those are being stood-up beginning next week for first responders. That being said, I think some … have opened up vaccination clinics to others in the surrounding community already. That being said … we have said is to use your clinical judgment and to give it to anyone else in your practice …

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MMS Comments to CMS on Prior Authorization and Provider Burden Proposed Rule PDF

1/5/2021

to a survey by the American Medical Association (AMA)1, 91% of physician respondents said that prior …, 24% of physician respondents said that prior authorization has led to “a serious adverse event …

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AMA Letter to CMS on NPRM for Provider Burden and Prior Authorization with Table of Proposals

1/5/2021

provisions highly usable in their EHR products. Said another way, CMS needs to consider what will become … with the requirements of the Provider Access API are used inconsistently. Said another way, binding the Provider Access …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Prior Authorization and Provider Burden Proposed Rule

1/4/2021

respondents said that prior authorization “sometimes, often, or always” results in a care delay — and 74 … complications. In the AMA survey mentioned above, 24% of physician respondents said that prior authorization has …

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