FAQs on Obesity

4/11/2018

What is obesity? How common is obesity? What … are the comorbidities associated with obesity?  How do I assess obesity in my clinical practice? What are the treatment …? How do I decide if a particular diet is effective or safe for my patients?  Do commercial weight loss …

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Local Lessons from Global Health in Allocating Medical Resources

4/1/2018

care delivery in the US. Disasters force physicians to decide how best to allocate limited resources … with a patient who could benefit from that, he or she is allocating a scarce resource. Choosing Wisely How can … with two physicians who have worked to answer that question through Choosing Wisely, an initiative …

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Vital Signs April 2018 (pdf)

3/26/2018

that, he or she is allocating a scarce resource. Choosing Wisely How can Massachusetts physicians … a webinar recently on Candida auris. VS How can physicians stay informed about these threats … health experi- ence inform local practice? How can Massachusetts physicians help build medical …

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Trauma-informed responses to human trafficking: free webinars

3/16/2018

on how best physicians can contribute to this new plan. The session will be held on Friday April 27, 2018 … is Medicine: Physician input needed on State Plan Massachusetts is developing a first-in-the-nation Food … for patients with complex health and social needs. Physicians will play a key role in providing input …

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MAID Policy AMA 2018

3/15/2018

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Get your $185 member discount for Annual Education Program featuring Bill Gates

3/9/2018

to new MassHealth plans, mostly ACOs, is underway for 1.2 million beneficiaries. Here’s how to get … Tuesday each week, at masshealth.innovations@state.ma.us; The Continuity of Care memo details how … requirements have eliminated a cumbersome regulation for physicians supervising medical students …

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Committee on Geriatric Medicine - March 7, 2018

3/7/2018

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Book your hotel room for the 2018 Annual Meeting

3/2/2018

to the ACO of their primary care physician. MassHealth outlined its Continuity of Care plan detailing how … reporting — due March 31 Physicians in private practice: Could you could use help complying with MIPS …: (617) 983-6800 Reminders: Stuff you should click on   Connect with your physician colleagues at our …

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MMS Releases New Physicians’ Guide to Accountable Care Organizations

2/15/2018

. These issues include: Assessing the readiness of a practice to join an ACO Choosing the right ACO How …MMS Releases New Physicians’ Guide to Accountable Care Organizations … the release of a new publication for physicians and their practice managers, MMS Guide to Accountable Care …

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Vital Signs February 2018 (pdf)

2/5/2018

bias (ex- cept in black physicians, who exhibit far less racial bias) and explored how it may … Physicians: How to Address Bias in Medicine BY LUCY BERRINGTON, MS The inclusivity of the medical …. A physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital described how a 2015 incident during her resi- dency, in which …

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