Legal Advisor: Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship

3/8/2013

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Legal Advisor: Legal Duties and Options when a Patient Raises Suicide

2/28/2013

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Understand the Risks of Stimulant Misuse for Your Patients, Your Peers, and Yourself

1/31/2013

Understand the Risks of Stimulant Misuse for Your Patients, Your Peers, and Yourself … Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed that 20.2 percent of high school students had taken prescription … recommended practice is to educate patients who are prescribed stimulants for ADHD about the risks of abuse …

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Success Story: Professional Boundaries

1/21/2013

the services of a superb, highly qualified attorney to assist me with proactive risk management, the numerous … and well-suited staff. With the sole exception of Medicaid managed care, I was successfully recredentialed by six … major managed care plans, including two of the most important. On my appeal and with the help of PHS …

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Sample Adult Acute Bronchitis Algorithm (pdf)

1/28/2011

and management of various conditions. Their use is not mandatory and is not a substitute for clinical judgment … are not high risk and do not need antibiotics. • Expectorants and mucolytics not helpful (guafanesin … [Mucinex]) Risk factors for complications — may consider antibiotics in these patients: • COPD …

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Risks of Stimulant Misuse

9/1/2010

Risks of Stimulant Misuse … and Prevention's 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed that 20.2 percent of high school students had … recommended practice is to educate patients who are prescribed stimulants for ADHD about the risks of abuse …

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Stimulant Misuse (pdf)

9/1/2010

UNDERSTAND THE RISKS OF STIMULANT MISUSE FOR YOUR PATIENTS, YOUR PEERS, AND YOURSELF Beware …) Most recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior … is to educate patients who are prescribed stimulants for ADHD about the risks of abuse and dependence …

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Final Report to Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation (pdf)

6/16/2009

as Clinic Managers, ensuring that supplies and staff were in place each week for clinic and helping … and Transgender Youth (BAGLY) to offer health education and risk reduction services to gay, lesbian, bisexual …

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MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation 2008-2009 Grants

6/16/2009

. Metro West Free Medical Program - $25,000 For a clinical manager to support volunteer physicians … by volunteer physicians, nurses, and medical students trying to improve diagnosis management of hypertension … those at risk for HIV infection …

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MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation: 2008-2009 Grants (pdf)

3/31/2009

women in Holyoke. Metro West Free Medical Program – $25,000 for a clinical manager to support … management of hypertension and diabetes. Project Bread – $10,000 for its Boston Healthy Food Partnership … Hospital. Additionally, she will travel to remote areas to educate, screen, and treat those at risk …

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