Vital Signs March 2017 (pdf)

3/15/2017

. • Choosing the best vehicle to align a physician network: Practices may consider joining or starting … that forbid practicing physicians from being “habitual users of drugs and/or alcohol.” How we use urine THC … 22, issue 3, march 2017 Physicians Fight Opioid Abuse Across the Commonwealth BY ROBERT ISRAEL …

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EOHHS Issues New Regulations for Provider Organizations

2/24/2017

information on how their prescribing of Schedule II and III opioids compares to other prescribers within … for submitting your Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures to CMS is March 10, 2017. MMS has arranged … is a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health …

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Firearm Guidance for Providers

2/10/2017

a condition that results in an altered mental state such as drug addiction or dementia. How should I … specific, here are some general thoughts about how best to avoid a confrontational dialogue and provide …, “Some of my patients have guns at home, and some gun owners with suicidal thoughts choose to make …

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Nance Goldstein Biography

1/25/2017

with physicians and clinicians to tame practice overwhelm, lack of autonomy, and exhaustion with greater skill …, patience and wisdom. She also joins physicians in assuming responsibility for leading the uncharted … and others have raved about her workshops, keynote addresses and webinars. Her ebook, Choose Different …

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2016 Annual Report

1/13/2017

attention to how this all-important area of health care can be improved for both physicians and patients … in treatments, rising concerns about public health, and even how physicians are educated are transforming … will discuss how social media is used by both physicians and patients, describe the frequent concerns …

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House of Delegates Interim Meeting Final Votes Combined (PDF)

12/5/2016

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Reports A, B and C

12/2/2016

of physician involvement in 34 policymaking at the state, national, and global levels and supports 35 efforts … to protect human health. (HP) 37 38 c) The MMS encourages physicians to consider and promote 39 … affirmed gender identity regardless of surgical status, if they so choose. 21 (HP) 22 23 2 …

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Report A

12/2/2016

33 b) The MMS recognizes the importance of physician involvement in 34 policymaking at the state … encourages physicians to consider and promote 39 environmentally responsible policies and practices … affirmed gender identity regardless of surgical status, if they so choose. 21 (HP) 22 23 2 …

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Vital Signs December 2016-January 2017 (pdf)

12/1/2016

22, issue 1, december 2016/january 2017 MACRA: What Physicians Need to Know BY ALEX CALCAGNO MMS …. This article out- lines generally what physicians need to know about MACRA and includes resources for more … Rate (SGR), the former Medicare physician payment formula. We can tell you unequivocally the SGR …

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The Appreciation of Medical Politicians

11/16/2016

need for medical care: As for physicians, it is not hard by the help of observations... to know how … many are sick by the number of them that dye... and... to calculate how many physicians were requisite … politicians, that as a consequence their value is appreciating and that willy-nilly all physicians must …

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