Annual Report 2017 (pdf)

7/24/2018

on a public health-focused approach to implementation. It is said that just as we advocate for our … Churchill, a man who never backed away from the frontlines, said, “For myself I am an optimist — it does …

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Important message from MMS President

7/20/2018

leads nation in cutting opioid prescriptions  Duckworth said the prescribing culture has changed …

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MedPEP: the new anti-burnout podcast for physicians

7/13/2018

Governor Charlie Baker on Monday said he has "full confidence" in the state's chief medical examiner … Medical Society said it was pleased that House leaders had eliminated the 72-hour hold, saying that "the … Faustman's work "groundbreaking," and said inviting her as the guest speaker to the medical society's …

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Success Story: A Physician Coming to Terms with Alcoholism

7/11/2018

convinced anyone. After three days of intensive evaluation, I finally said to myself and others, “I am …

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Problems getting paid? Here's what helps

7/6/2018

. But none of the victims died, Gaeta said. South Shore Health could risk bond rating with urgent care … expansion In a report filed by Standard & Poor's in mid-June, the bond rating company said it was wary …

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Affordable, effective practice management support

6/29/2018

behind the voter law said. MMS leaders: "Some children will be scarred for life" Medical experts …

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MMS partners with GE Foundation, RIZE Massachusetts, Shatterproof to address provider stigma associated with opioid use disorder

6/29/2018

than ever that we work on improving the addiction treatment system,” said Gary Mendell, Founder & CEO … is the next step in this fight,” said Ann R. Klee, President of GE Foundation. “The GE Foundation is focused … on everyone involved in the treatment and recovery process,” said Julie Burns, Executive Director of RIZE …

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111205_VS_Summer2018_Interactive

6/27/2018

said in March, announcing a Climate Resiliency Initiative. In 2015, for example, a Climate Change … of the health profession is essential” to mitigating the effects of climate change, said the Lancet Count- … frequent, he said. After he had been treated and stabilized, he reported that he lived in a low-income …

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What Are Your Patients Breathing? The Rising Harms of Air Pollution

6/27/2018

Center while experiencing an acute asthma episode. The flare-ups were becoming more frequent, he said …

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How Climate Change Shapes Health, Health Care, and Physician Advocacy in Massachusetts

6/27/2018

need a vulnerability plan, and they all need a hazard mitigation plan,” Governor Charlie Baker said …” to mitigating the effects of climate change, said the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (previously …

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