Pioneering Timeline (pdf)

3/19/2019

may 1854 Elizabeth Blackwell meets Marie Zakrzewska (1829– 1902), a midwife and aspiring physician …

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MMS Organized Medical Staff Section Organizational Guidelines

3/19/2019

Guidelines for the MMS OMSS. There shall be a section of the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) known as the Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) for physicians who are members of the medical staff of a licensed Massachusetts acute care hospital, other health-care delivery facility or an emerging delivery system, to be addressed hereafter in these bylaws as organized medical staffs.

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

3/15/2019

of necessary treatment, which may risk patient health. According to a 2018 AMA survey, “75 percent … place, May 2-4, 2019 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston. HOD Resolution Deadline … of Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Early bird pricing ends next week. May 7: The 7th …

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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

that patients are no longer responsible for out of network bills that may result from unavoidable gaps …

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Committee on Geriatric Medicine - March 13, 2019

3/13/2019

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Evolving Models for Sustainable Medical Practice

3/13/2019

4294982935   Provided by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Sustainability of Private Practice This activity is designed to review varying types of independent or private medical practice models (MPMs) that seek to provide care and services to patients, align resources and actions, an

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MMS opposes Title X changes; CDC MMR vaccine

3/8/2019

Parenthood, will take effect in May unless there is intervention from a court. Massachusetts Medical Society … is scheduled to take place, May 2-4, 2019 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston. HOD Resolution … Chapter of the American College of Physicians. May 7: The 7th Annual Communication, Apology …

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April - May 2019 Calendar of Events and Meetings

3/7/2019

April - May 2019 Calendar of Events and Meetings … of Events April – May 2019 Saturday, April 7, 2019 Celebration of Doctors Day … and liaisons to MMS committees) Thursday, May 2- Saturday, May 4, 2019 MMS Annual Meeting …

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Health Care as a Basic Human Right - 2018 Ethics Forum

3/7/2019

4294982879 Presented by the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Officers and the Committee on Ethics, Grievances, and Professional Standards, the Ethics Forum alerts physicians to the ethical implications of issues that arise in the practice of medicine and offers information on issues at the intersection of ethics,

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Vital Signs Feb/March 2019 (pdf)

3/6/2019

, endorse, or sponsor any product, service, advice, or point of view that may be offered. The MMS expressly …. Robert A. Scarpato, MD, 75; Osterville, MA; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston; died May …; Universidad De Buenos Aires, Argentina; died May 1, 2018. Across the Commonwealth District News …

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