Apps Can Help Increase Screening of Social Determinants of Health

1/31/2020

By Kate Connors, Interim Vital Signs Editor Although addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) has been proven to improve patient outcomes, the clinical reality is that physicians and the members of their care teams are short on time and resources. Facing this reality, Massachusetts facilities are a

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2019 Creative Writing Winning Entry - Dr. Paul Berman

12/2/2019

and finally decided to introduce myself.  I walked over and said hello.  He turned and looked at me smiling … to my discourse and at the end simply said: “Osler, hmmmm wasn’t that the man who stated: "the practice … a lecture he gave to students.  Yes, I said, a great lesson as important today as when Osler stated it years …

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130 Medical Students Join Together for Fenway Race

11/15/2019

it by organizing various fitness events like training sessions or competitions,” said Logan Briggs, a member … institution,” said Jacob Klickstein, a Medicine in Motion leader and M.D. candidate at Tufts. “We can easily … because of the atmosphere at the race,” said Stephanie Vaughn, an M.D. candidate from Boston University …

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Reference Committee J Report

11/13/2019

to cover said devices. 809* AMA Principles of Medicaid Reform (UT …

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Reports on Directives Referred for Implementation 2019

11/12/2019

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MMS Individual Claims Consultation Days: Helping Practices Recoup Costs

11/8/2019

. The same proportion said their difficulties with those payers had been resolved. At this year’s Individual …

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Nov-Dec 2019 Vital Signs

11/8/2019

, MD, president of the MMS, said, “I am as fearful as I am certain that the administra- tion’s public … and staff attendees reported that they expected to recoup revenues. The same proportion said …

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Patients Caught at the Intersection of Immigration and Health: What Physicians Need to Know

11/8/2019

, Maryanne C. Bombaugh, MD, president of the MMS, said, “I am as fearful as I am certain …

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Leading State, National Medical Organizations Affirm Support of ROE Act

10/31/2019

states that access to reproductive health care should be available,” said Massachusetts Medical Society … reproductive health care,” said the ROE Act Coalition. “The ROE Act improves access to care and ensures …

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Testimony in Support of An Act Relative to Removing Barriers to Non-Opioid Pain Management

10/1/2019

safer alternatives can often be more expensive. That said, some Massachusetts insurers have taken steps …

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