Overview of Final EHR/Meaningful Use Regulations(1)

1/21/2015

Applicants for an Emergency Restricted License Other Provisions Physicians may ask the Board of Registration …

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An Act To Promote Team Based Health Care

1/20/2015

the periodic review of patient charts or electronic health records and may include visits to the site where … may be included as part of documents delineating the advance practice nurse’s clinical privileges … health records and may include visits to the site where health care is delivered in the manner …

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An Act To Provide For The Autonomy Of Hospital Medical Staffs

1/20/2015

board of a corporation owning or controlling multiple hospitals may not serve as a governing board … board may be exercised for the responsible governance of the hospital or for the hospital’s business …, but this final authority may only be exercised with a reasonable belief that the medical staff has failed …

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An Act Relative To Communications Between Health Insurers And Patients

1/20/2015

representatives may initiate communications with its insured members or their families regarding end of life … certification may initiate communications with its patients or their families regarding end of life treatment …

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An Act To Provide For The Privacy Of Information Submitted By Hospital Medical Staff

1/20/2015

information. Section 57G. Any person who has been injured by a violation of section 57F of this chapter may …

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An Act Relative To Insurance Companies And Quality Measures

1/20/2015

by striking out subsection (f) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:– (f) Carriers may: (i … than once per calendar year except that carriers may reclassify providers from a higher cost tier … of the plan, and a prominent notice of the web site and toll-free telephone number where a consumer may find …

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An Act Relative to Patient Care Access

1/20/2015

to his death.  In such cases the court which rendered the original judgment, may, upon petition of any …

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An Act To Extend Patient Protections To Recipients Of MassHealth

1/20/2015

which may result in recoupments, reductions or reviews of payments for physician services at least 90 … as an insured of a carrier is in dispute or under review, or any other individual whose care may be subject … review, or any other individual whose care may be subject to review by a utilization review program …

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An Act Improving Medical Decision-Making

1/20/2015

that responsibility, any of those physicians may act as the attending physician under this Act. (1)(c)  "Close friend …, as the case may be, shall be given effect according to its terms. Decisions concerning medical treatment … capacity may be made in consultation with the attending physician, by surrogates in the order or priority …

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CME Promises Preview Module 8

1/19/2015

This CME-certified online activity is eligible for the designated number of AMA PRA credits listed in the course description.  Physicians who successfully complete the activity are awarded the number of credits for which the activity is designated. Click heading to learn more.

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