The what, why, and how of the MMS House of Delegates

11/9/2018

, MelroseWakefield said it had notified the state that it would close the emergency department and expand the hours … are down 32 percent from 2016, according to the hospital. On average, it said the ER receives less than one …," Kelly-Williams said. "We know that right now there are nurses caring for too many patients and those patients …

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CMS adapts payment rule in response to physician concerns

11/2/2018

, educator, and policy maker at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, said her first … profiling of Boston doctor (NBC 10) "She is a highly sought after, highly talented physician," said Dr …," he said. WBUR poll: Most voters oppose ballot question about nurse staffing (WBUR) The "no" side …

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PPRC Guide: Opening a Practice

10/31/2018

agent. Said Agent is a person or business who receives important tax, government, and legal documents …

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The Why, How, Pros, and Cons of Online Physician Communities

10/30/2018

important in health care today,” said Dr. Sinha. Challenges and Pitfalls Online forums are not without …. Katz says. That said, there’s no going back. “We’ve barely scratched the surface of the potential …

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Vaping: Physicians Confront the Challenge of E-cigarettes and Youth

10/30/2018

of these products in some communities have emerged as public health risks, said experts at a September event … access, said Lisa Henriksen, PhD, a senior research scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine … conversations about them, said Michael Tynan, public health analyst at the CDC. New Law in Massachusetts …

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Vital Signs October 2018 (pdf)

10/30/2018

and play. All of a sudden, I heard sirens. The police came up to my car, and they said, ‘Sir, what … are you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m playing Mahler.’ They said I was disturbing people and I had to stop. I … said, ‘Well, I just have a little bit more.’” This incident was the sec- ond time that police have …

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Why Advocacy Offers a Powerful Physician Community

10/30/2018

,” he said. “What I was thrilled about … is that there are physicians that I didn’t know at all that I …

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Clinicians Achieve Harmony through Music

10/30/2018

to my car, and they said, ‘Sir, what are you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m playing Mahler.’ They said I … was disturbing people and I had to stop. I said, ‘Well, I just have a little bit more.’” This incident …

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New events at the 2018 Interim Meeting

10/26/2018

the definition of gender to effectively exclude transgender people, Attorney General Maura Healey said state law …, the researchers said.  Massachusetts Medical Society opposes 'public charge' proposal (MassLive) Dr. Alain A …. Chaoui, Massachusetts Medical Society president, said that he is "fearful" for patients as MMS president …

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Cost trends hearings call out pharma prices

10/19/2018

outpatient spending, CHIA said. Mass lawmakers gear up for another run at health care overhaul (State House … News Service) House Speaker Robert DeLeo said "no one is more disappointed than am I" about … the collapse in July of negotiations between the House and Senate on a health care bill, but he said the House …

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