2012 Physician Workforce Study Shows Persistent Shortages in Key Specialties, Difficulty in Recruitment and Retention

1/31/2018

said they have altered or limited the scope of their practice for fear of being sued. The 2012 … study has mixed results," said Richard Aghababian, M.D., President of the Massachusetts Medical Society …   familiar with global payments, up from 57% last year. 48.7% said they were likely (up from 42% last year …

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2017 Annual Report

1/26/2018

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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Nominations due soon for MMS officer and AMA delegation positions

1/26/2018

, and Care New England, Rhode Island's second-largest health system, said in a joint statement … said. He was transferred there from another hospital where all of his clothes were left. Commission … for state workers. The change was "seriously mishandled," said state Attorney General Maura Healey.  Medical …

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This CME builds stronger happier medical teams

1/19/2018

workers and non-Medicare retirees. State House News Service reported: “State officials said the change … similar plans with similar benefits. GIC said almost half of all members would be able to keep their plan …, an instructor at the school and a trauma surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said. Baker, top …

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Flu season 2018: How to make a strong recommendation about the flu vaccine

1/12/2018

breasts. In an email to the Globe, he said he made an error in judgment.  Foreign-trained medical …, we don't see significant changes in weight," said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine … transferred after frozen pipe bursts at BMC  Flooding from the burst pipe impacted several floors, BMC said …

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Medical Students on MMS Committees

1/11/2018

: Cody Ellis Alternate: Jordan Said Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Welfare Member: Kimberly Schaefer …

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CDC advisory on flu and antiviral treatment

1/5/2018

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on Dec. 8, a spokeswoman said. That same day, his role as a member … The Health Policy Commission said Partners' takeover of Massachusetts Eye and Ear would boost health spending … information for workers of a different employer, Blue Cross said.  More fights over Obamacare and Medicaid …

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Get together with your global and community health colleagues

12/22/2017

flu' got me really bad this year," he said. Provincetown doctor enters retirement with goal of fixing …

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Question 2

12/21/2017

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12/8/2017

act Dr. Dorkin said, even if certain services just can't work financially, health care providers … will usually offer them anyway if they're something the community needs. "As I said in one meeting... they know … that they have us by our morals," he said. "Even in settings where reimbursements fall short, we will continue …

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