How to Care for Patients with Intellectual or Developmental disabilities

6/9/2017

of Vital Signs, the MMS print and online newsletter, we’re honoring Women in Medicine Month. We’ll … listing of risk management online CME activities. This Week in Health Care Sign up for daily roundups …

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Testimony In Opposition to H. 591, an Act to Strengthen the Pip Process before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

6/6/2017

to provide challenges throughout the state, there are also many very positive signs in Massachusetts …

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Testimony In Opposition to H. 591, an Act to Strengthen the Pip Process before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

6/6/2017

to provide challenges throughout the state, there are also many very positive signs in Massachusetts …

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What Does this Mean for my Hearing Impaired Patients?

6/6/2017

of interpreters are sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, cued speech interpreters, and computer assisted ….  Fifty percent of sign language users prefer to communicate through a sign language interpreter while … only forty-three percent prefer consultation directly with the physician.  Seven percent of sign …

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If You Treat Male Patients, We've got Your Back (And Theirs)

6/2/2017

, appointments, publications? Share your news in Vital Signs Vital Signs, the monthly print and online newsletter …, or published works. We are currently seeking submissions for the September issue of Vital Signs. Please include … activities. This week in health care Sign up for daily roundups of health news affecting Massachusetts …

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Is Male Menopause a Thing? Can Marijuana Affect Men's Fertility?

5/19/2017

Auburn Hospital has signed a letter of intent to explore joining the merger, which currently involves …

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Practical Application of the Rules

5/16/2017

American Sign Language (ASL) user who has given advance notice would not be acceptable. However …

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Case 1

5/16/2017

this as a sign that John was making sexual advances, and she tried to kiss him.  John refused and left the room …

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Informed Consent, Decision Aids, and Shared Decision Making

5/15/2017

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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Improved Informed Consent Techniques

5/12/2017

recommended course of treatment by signing a standardized consent form. However this form of informed consent … signed only minutes before a procedure, which does not allow the patient the opportunity to fully …

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