Medical Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

7/5/2017

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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High Deductibles: What They Mean for Patients and Physicians

6/30/2017

than 3,500 people in the US die in drowning accidents each year, most of them in May–August … on prescription opioids Prescription opioid use may be falling more quickly in Massachusetts than in other states … physicians avoid a negative Medicare payment adjustment in 2019—an effort that may be particularly relevant …

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LAP Info and Enrollment Form

6/30/2017

Coverage Board investigations may arise from complaints from patients, colleagues, pharmacists … is covered by your malpractice policy, the coverage may be limited to a certain amount for BORIM matters … triage a Board complaint and may provide legal resolution. Also, having the LAP as my first line …

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Drowning Prevention and Water Safety

6/29/2017

in a natural body of water. o Two-thirds of childhood drowning deaths occur in May through August o Boys …

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Testimony In Support Of H. 3597 an Act Relative to Eliminating Discrimination in Blood Donations before The Committee on Public Health

6/27/2017

for stipulating that blood donation facilities may require individuals to provide negative HIV test results prior …

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Testimony In Support Of H. 3597 an Act Relative to Eliminating Discrimination in Blood Donations before The Committee on Public Health

6/27/2017

for stipulating that blood donation facilities may require individuals to provide negative HIV test results prior …

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Got MACRA? Three Ways to Make it Through

6/23/2017

to help physicians avoid a negative Medicare payment adjustment in 2019—an effort that may be particularly …. In addition, they may ameliorate the street violence and disease associated with unsafe injection practices …

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High Deductible White Paper 2017

6/23/2017

incomes, for whom paying the full amount of a deductible may exceed their liquid assets, and on those who … forms of cost-sharing. Notably, patients may not understand their financial responsibilities and/or …. The federal government sets limits on the annual amount that may be contributed to an HSA. – A flexible …

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Vital Signs Summer 2017

6/22/2017

, endorse, or sponsor any product, service, advice, or point of view that may be offered. The MMS … to seek treatment for their substance abuse. Additionally, SIFs may help prevent transmission … ing it. These six pillars of excellent customer service are straightfor- ward approaches that may …

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Letter from MMS in Support of Amendments to the Senate Marijuana Bill

6/22/2017

   the CCC may draft further rules with restrictions around celebrity endorsements and other restrictions … mitigate the deleterious impacts that the legalization of marijuana may have on Massachusetts …

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