2020 Committee Reports on Activities and Initiatives

10/14/2020

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2020 Informational Updates on Directives Referred for Implementation

10/14/2020

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - October 7, 2020

10/13/2020

brought back the initial planning team and added additional experts on health and racial equity …

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Committee on Preparedness - June 23, 2020

10/13/2020

Attendees Ritu Sarin, MD Kevin Ryan, MD Cassidy Boomsma, Medical Student Catherine Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH, Advisor Sarita Chung, MD, Advisor Alfred DeMaria, MD, Advisor Henry L. Dorkin, MD Eric Goralnick, MD, MS Kenneth Knowles, MD Julie Levison, MD, MPH Arya Mekkat, Medical Studen

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Comments Relative to Crisis Standards of Care Draft Planning Guidance

10/12/2020

to representation within the teams engaging in the decision-making processes. The guidelines suggest … that the demographics of the members on the triage teams and oversight committees reflect the diversity of the hospital …. Further working toward that end, the suggested training for all triage team members is a beneficial …

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MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation 2020 Annual Report (pdf)

10/9/2020

and its health care teams are mobilizing to be on the front lines in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic … with social services, health insurance, and a medical home. This care is provided by a dedicated team of more …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments on CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

10/6/2020

by members of the medical team for their own services that are paid under the PFS. Therapy students …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

10/5/2020

therapists, to review and verify documentation entered into the medical record by members of the medical team …

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PPE purchasing opportunity

10/1/2020

Medical Society (MMS) has teamed up with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) to bring … that securing PPE will continue to be an ongoing challenge for medical teams, especially as Massachusetts …

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

9/22/2020

patient care team, however, they lack the requisite medical education, medication management training …

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