NEJM Notable Articles of 2018

3/27/2019

challenges of the long distance and time needed for regeneration (estimated to occur at a rate of an inch …). There were no significant between-group differences with respect to mortality at 28 days, the rate … of the hospital, the recurrence of mechanical ventilation, the rate of renal-replace- ment therapy …

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Committee on Global Health - March 27, 2019

3/27/2019

Attendees : Drs. Julia Benedetti, Aditya Chandrasekhar, Arul Mahadeven, Njogu Njuguna, Richard Rohrer, Suzy Sarfaty, Steven Young, and Ms. Margaret Igne, Ms. Marcia Lipson, and Ms. Tatiana Petrovick. Welcome/Introductions – The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm. Guest Speaker: Umaru Bar

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MMS joined Senator Ed Markey to condemn Title X rule

3/22/2019

the waitlist to keep the negotiated room rate. April 2: The 24th annual Massachusetts adult immunization … together for a day-long conference to support statewide efforts to increase adult immunization rates …

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MMS urges CMS to provide guidance on prior authorization; J. Worth Estes Lecture

3/15/2019

rates in Massachusetts. Keynote speakers are David Kim, MD, MA; CAPT, US Public Health Service; Deputy …

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Comments on the Potential Modification of the 2019 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Before the Health Policy Commission

3/13/2019

rates of health care inflation. MMS supports the continuation of ambitious benchmark goals in the hopes … of spending under the U.S. rate of growth. We have been heartened to see the role of physician spending … in cost containment:  in 2016, physician spending rose just 1.7%, and it has grown at an even lower rate—1 …

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MMS opposes Title X changes; CDC MMR vaccine

3/8/2019

together for a day-long conference to support statewide efforts to increase adult immunization rates …

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First-Year Medical Student Spurs Massachusetts to Act on SIFs

3/6/2019

of the studies that I could find showed any deaths in a SIF. There were also increased rates of referral … to addiction treatment, decreased rates of viral transmission, and no increase in crime.” I thought, “This …

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Vital Signs Feb/March 2019 (pdf)

3/6/2019

any deaths in a SIF. There were also increased rates of referral to addic- tion treatment, decreased … rates of viral transmission, and no increase in crime.” I thought, “This is clearly …

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MMS Letter Urging CMS to Include Prior Authorization Language in its 2020 Call Letter to Medicare Advantage Plans

3/5/2019

patterns that align with evidence- based guidelines and historically high PA approval rates. At a time … with evidence-based guidelines and historically high PA approval rates. Sincerely, American …

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Information Technology in Medicine Awards; Environmental Justice Symposium

3/1/2019

together for a day-long conference to support statewide efforts to increase adult immunization rates …

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