Full Text of the Massachusetts Medical Marijauna Law

11/7/2012

. An employee of a hospice provider, nursing, or medical facility providing care to a qualifying patient may … patient's medical history and condition, that the medical use of marijuana may benefit a particular …. This presumption as to quantity may be overcome with evidence of a particular qualifying patient's appropriate …

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ZickPres2012Updated (pdf)

10/25/2012

: –Medical records –Billing records –Claims information These may be kept in different places, on different …

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RhodesPres2012 (pdf)

10/25/2012

 disclosures in the Privacy  Rule are permissive. • Covered Entities may provide greater  protections … required disclosures, Covered  Entities may also disclose PHI to their patientsEntities may also disclose … PHI to their patients  or enrollees.  For example: – Health plans may contact their enrollees …

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AGPres2012 (pdf)

10/24/2012

Coakley Enforcement F h i f WISP• Factors that may trigger request of WISP • Size and nature …

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Arguments Against Ballot Question 2: Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Bioethics Rounds

10/24/2012

at the national level about end of life care. Pain at the end of life may not be always well-recognized … by patients and doctors. Therefore, treatment may be suboptimal. The use of hospice services, where available …, may not be requested by physicians, or utilized by patients. As the end of life approaches, family …

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MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation 2012 Annual Report (pdf)

10/18/2012

a patient at the MetroWest Free Medical Program. HISTORY In May 2000, the Massachusetts Medical … Jennifer Day, Director 3 Dear Colleague: Since its inception in May 2000 … reports in May. Among the 25 fellows who completed the fellowship, six were medical student fellows …

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Shapiro Handout SOS2012 (pdf)

10/17/2012

to illness, disability or death. Replacing the worker may Also involve some additional training. All … Americans. Here, the fact that they may have to go without certain treatments is taken … in the healthcare system concerns why its costs have been rising so fast, for so long. While it may be true …

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Samitt Presentation SOS2012 (pdf)

10/17/2012

of Primary Care (PC), Internal Medicine (IM), and Southern Region IM Report period ending May 31, 2011 IVD …

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Blendon Presentation SOS2012 (pdf)

10/17/2012

polls 57% 37% Disapprove 57% Kaiser Family Foundation poll, May 2011. Quinnipiac …

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Finance in ACO World 2012 Presentation (pdf)

10/2/2012

be a Medicare beneficiary served by the ACO. This beneficiary may not have any conflict of interest (presumably … beyond being a patient serviced by the network) and may not be a provider/supplier for the ACO. being … a patient serviced by the network) and may not be a provider/supplier for the ACO. 3. Management. Each …

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