President's Message - January-February 2021

2/1/2021

body { background:#fff; } David A. Rosman, MD, MBA Dear friends, Although we long to enter a new year with optimism and hope that the incredible advances in science and medicine will help us gain the upp

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HOD Adopts New Policies on Racial Equity, Air Pollution, Cannabis, and More

2/1/2021

body { background:#fff; } BY SANDRA JACOBS, VITAL SIGNS EDITOR Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) policymaking for 2020 culminated in December’s virtual Interim Meeting, where House of Delegates (HOD) votes set i

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Vital Signs January-February 2021 PDF

2/1/2021

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Member Making a Difference - Dr. Simone Wildes

2/1/2021

or the exposure that others do. I’m happy that Dr. Rosman has taken this on and done outstanding work in letting … much more to be done. We have to make sure we maintain this attention and effort and hold ourselves …

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Testing

1/28/2021

, is the type that tells you if you currently have COVID-19. These tests are typically done using a nasal swab …

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

1/5/2021

are considered. Typically, changes to standards are done through a different American Medical …

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Massachusetts Medical Society on federal year-end 2020 legislation: COVID-19 relief, surprise billing

12/21/2020

Schedule, but more work must be done to alleviate the strain on physicians and ensure the long-term …

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MMS Model Medical Staff Bylaws (pdf)

12/20/2020

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Letter to Key Congressional Committee Leadership on No Surprises Act (PDF)

12/18/2020

and is not in line with current billing processes, since billing is customarily done by physician group. We hope …

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Letter to Key Congressional Committee Leadership on No Surprises Act

12/18/2020

, since billing is customarily done by physician group. We hope that future clarifications …

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