Medical Marijuana: DPH Memo to Public Health Council (pdf)

3/29/2013

of the medical use of marijuana outweigh any associated health risks for the patient. The law allows … substance abuse treatment, pain management), including the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy … the potential benefits and risks of marijuana use, and has a role in the ongoing care and treatment …

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HNE_contract_nov2010

3/20/2013

that physicians are increasingly the focus of antitrust challenges, particularly in the managed care arena … for managed care organizations. Overview HNE, a Massachusetts HMO organized as a for-profit …” and “utilization review” in Section I.D are identical to those in Chapter 141, the Massachusetts Managed Care …

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BMC_HealthNet_analysis_2012

3/20/2013

insured populations, and in care management programs, including programs for at risk populations … challenges, particularly in the managed care arena. Individual physicians are considered competitors … decisions about participation with or fee schedules for managed care organizations. Overview BMC …

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NetworkHealthAnalysis2007

3/20/2013

in the managed care arena. Individual physicians are considered competitors, and certain kinds of collective … participation with or fee schedules for managed care organizations. 1. Network Health is operated … forth requirements for coordination of Enrollees whom the Plan considers to be at risk, which should …

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Aetna_analysis_2012

3/20/2013

in the managed care arena. Individual physicians are considered competitors, and certain kinds of collective … participation with or fee schedules for managed care organizations. Overview Aetna Health, Inc … for “adverse determination” regarding coverage decisions, taken from Chapter 141 (the Massachusetts Managed …

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Legal Advisor: Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship

3/8/2013

This CME-certified online activity is eligible for the designated number of AMA PRA credits listed in the course description.  Physicians who successfully complete the activity are awarded the number of credits for which the activity is designated. Click heading to learn more.

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

2/28/2013

This CME-certified online activity is eligible for the designated number of AMA PRA credits listed in the course description.  Physicians who successfully complete the activity are awarded the number of credits for which the activity is designated. Click heading to learn more.

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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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Physician-Assisted Suicide: Arguments For and Against (pdf)

9/24/2012

diagnosis and prognosis, the potential risks and probable result of ingesting the medication … risks.”9 Lonnie bristow, past president of the AMA: “Laws sanctioning physician assisted suicide … to inform patients about all of their end-of-life care options, including palliative care, pain management …

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