COVID-19 Articles - 2020 Archives

3/5/2021

. David Rosman said. NBC Boston: College Students Weigh Risk of Traveling Home for Thanksgiving Amid COVID … who are risking their own lives to care for your loved ones," MMS President Dr. David Rosman said …," MMS President Dr. David Rosman said. NBC Boston: Revamped Coronavirus Risk Map: Mass. Up to 77 …

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Disclosure, Apology and Offer

3/2/2021

Course Overview When a patient files a claim against a physician, the toll it can take on a physician and their practice is profound.  On average, it takes about five and a half years for a medical malpractice case to come to a complete resolution in Massachusetts.  In 2012, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law

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2020 Archives

2/24/2021

here. NBC Boston: College Students Weigh Risk of Traveling Home for Thanksgiving Amid COVID November 9 … November 6, 2020 – "Please be considerate of those who are risking their own lives to care for your loved … Coronavirus Risk Map: Mass. Up to 77 Communities in the Red October 22, 2020 – "It matters that there’s …

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2019 Archives

2/24/2021

Disorders "MCSTAP is revolutionizing the way we treat and manage our patients with chronic pain … of prescribers on how to manage pain without overusing opioids; how to screen for substance abuse … with injecting illegal drugs, including the risk of overdosing alone. To read the entire NBC Boston article …

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Reducing the Risk of Medical Errors and Mistakes

2/23/2021

Course Overview Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States.  To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, published in 1999, the Institute of Medicine defined medical errors as the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an ai

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Letter to Congress Opposing Changing the Definition of Physician in the Medicare Mental Health Access Act (PDF)

2/10/2021

patients, prescribe and manage medication, and supervise other medical staff. In addition, the Policy …, however, they lack the requisite medical education, medication management training, and clinical training … acute mental illness requiring medication management or co-occurring physical illnesses. Given …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - February 3. 2021

2/4/2021

, and Kerin Milesky, Director, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management participated. DPH officials … adhering to all of the standard risk mitigation public health recommendations and getting vaccinated … is the increased risk list on the CDC website. It is a fixed list at this point, but it will continue to evolve …

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2020 ABC Combined

2/3/2021

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Vital Signs January-February 2021 PDF

2/1/2021

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Treatment and Prescribing

1/28/2021

considered to be at risk for serious illness from COVID-19. People with certain medical conditions, older … to be at higher risk for severe illness Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put various … groups of people at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19, including many racial …

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