Across the Commonwealth - Volume 29, Issue 4, 2024

8/27/2024

body { background:#fff; } STATEWIDE NEWS AND EVENTS WORCESTER — Celebrating over 230 TV programs, Health Matters , produced in a half-hour interview format, offers valuable information on disease pre­vention and treatme

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President’s Message - Volume 29, Issue 4, 2024

8/27/2024

body { background:#fff; } Dr. Hugh M. Taylor Dear colleagues, As I embark on my presidential year, I am grateful to MMS’s members for the opportunity to serve. I also thank Barbara S. Spivak, MD, for all that she accomplished last year. I though

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The 2030 Physician: Our Role in Health Care, Systems, and Society - Faculty Bios

8/14/2024

President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Dr. Rao is responsible for the strategic direction …

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Addressing Physician Mental Health Receives New Understanding and Less Stigma

7/9/2024

receive an assessment and confidential guidance and direction toward the most appropriate and helpful …

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Massachusetts Medical Society concurs with Surgeon General: Firearm violence is a public health crisis

6/25/2024

community at large – to the consensus that firearm violence constitutes a direct but preventable threat …

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Message to MMS Members Regarding An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process

5/17/2024

Dear MMS Member, This week the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed significant legislation reforming health care market oversight and overhauling key elements of our cost growth containment framework in the Commonwealth. The Medical Society is deeply appreciative of the opportunity to work clos

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Massachusetts Medical Society sets new policies, calls for physician independence and self-governance

5/16/2024

, adopted a directive aimed at preserving and expanding physicians’ autonomy to make decisions that directly …

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The Impact of War on Health, Human Rights, and the Environment Speaker Biographies

4/17/2024

at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he also directs the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship. He …

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Meeting Materials

4/3/2024

Reports: Second Session HOD Handouts (Includes Reference Committee Reports in PDF) Direct link …

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The Role of the HOD and Delegate Responsibilities

3/29/2024

policies and directives. Health policies are statements of philosophy based on professional principles … and scientific standards. These policies define what the Society stands for as an organization. Directives … policy sets forth the Society’s position, a directive instructs the Society to take some action. The HOD …

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