Join the AMA Delegation, Get an International Health Grant, Prescribe Buprenorphine

7/7/2017

projects that do not involve direct clinical care or teaching will not be considered. Programs must last …

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Drowning Prevention and Water Safety

6/29/2017

vertical o Breathing very quickly or loudly; gasping o Trying to swim in one direction but not moving …

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Got MACRA? Three Ways to Make it Through

6/23/2017

, Congressional Rep. Keating authored the Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act, which will direct the Centers …

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High Deductible White Paper 2017

6/23/2017

Impact on Medical Practices. The BOT referred these directives to the Committee on the Quality … for implementation and an informational report to the HOD. The report directs: 1. That the MMS, in order …. (See Appendix 1 for the full text of the directives.) AN OVERVIEW OF COMMON COST-SHARING FEATURES …

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Vital Signs Summer 2017

6/22/2017

supervised injection facility (SIF) program in Massachusetts under the direction of a state-led task force … of legalization. These priorities include: • Preventing youth access to marijuana • Directing funding … to Advance Directives • End-of-Life Care and Non-Disclosure: Case Study • Starting the Conversation about …

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Letter from MMS in Support of Amendments to the Senate Marijuana Bill

6/22/2017

. These priorities include: preventing youth access to marijuana, directing funding to conduct research on the health …

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13 Physician Comp and Stark Law

6/21/2017

. The report directs: That the Massachusetts Medical Society oppose and continue to advocate against … and group levels. This arose as a proposed driving direction, since the committee recognizes … in this direction as well. Therefore, the committee felt it was best to recommend that physicians become better …

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12 Capitation Policies

6/21/2017

the potential trend for direct contracting. The 21 second enhancement is to include bundled payments, which … that this directive is no longer relevant in 7 light of the evolution of reimbursement models that came out of health … (D) 22 MMS House of Delegates, 12/7/13 23 (Item 1o f 2 Sunset: Time-Limited Directive Completed …

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06 Assessment of the Impact of High-Deductible Health Plans

6/21/2017

these directives to the Committee on the Quality of Medical 18 Practice for implementation and an informational … report to the HOD. The report directs: 19 20 1. That the MMS, in order to devise advocacy … Practices. The Board of Trustees (BOT) referred these directives to the 17 Committee on the Quality …

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07-11 Reaffirmed at A-17 for one year

6/21/2017

or gatekeeper directives, physicians must advocate for care they believe will materially benefit …) Regardless of any allocation guidelines or gatekeeper directives, physicians must advocate for care … they serve. Assuming a title or position that removes the physician from direct patient- physician …

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