Apps Can Help Increase Screening of Social Determinants of Health

1/31/2020

By Kate Connors, Interim Vital Signs Editor Although addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) has been proven to improve patient outcomes, the clinical reality is that physicians and the members of their care teams are short on time and resources. Facing this reality, Massachusetts facilities are a

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Testimony Relative to an Act to Improve Health Care by Investing in Value Before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

1/20/2020

additional consultation is warranted.  That relationship is the full extent of physician oversight required …

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MMS Leadership

12/20/2019

. Theodore A. Calianos, II, MD, FACS – President Photo | Full Bio Email: president@mms.org Barbara Spivak, MD … – President-Elect Photo | Full Bio Email: president-elect@mms.org Hugh Taylor, MD – Vice President Photo | Full Bio … Email: vicepresident@mms.org Lynda G. Kabbash, MD, FAAAAI – Secretary-Treasurer Photo | Full Bio Email …

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Opioid Misuse

12/9/2019

for individuals with substance use Access to the full spectrum of evidenced-based recovery support services …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health

12/9/2019

STANCE: The Massachusetts Medical Society is committed to preserving and expanding access to the full …

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Social Determinants of Health

12/9/2019

of health remains daunting, this area is full of opportunities to increase overall population health …

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Surprise Bills

12/9/2019

. MMS supports a full ban on balance billing for these unexpected out of network bills as part …

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Committee on Public Health - September 12, 2019

11/20/2019

Attendance Nicolas Argy, MD, JD Julia Benedetti, MD Ylisabyth Bradshaw, DO, MS James (Jay) Broadhurst, MD, MHA Catherine M. Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH John Burress, MD, MPH David M. Crandell, MD Michele David, MD, MBA, MPH Louis Fazen, III, MD, MPH Nina Gummadi Barbara Herbert, MD Janet Jankowiak, MD Michael Lew, MD Pa

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Testimony in Support of Acts Relative to Scope of Practice

11/19/2019

based care empowers health care professionals to perform the full range of medical interventions … that she or he is trained to perform, maximizing the full educational capacity of each team member …

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Testimony in Support of Acts Relative to Scope of Practice

11/19/2019

based care empowers health care professionals to perform the full range of medical interventions … that she or he is trained to perform, maximizing the full educational capacity of each team member …

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