Committee Descriptions 2017-18

1/18/2017

grievance process. Where appropriate, the committee may recommend practice modifications, including … medical student and one resident physician may be appointed to the committee annually for a one-year term … as may come before it. This committee meets approximately 4 times a year on Monday afternoons …

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Resident Fellow Application for MMS Committees 2017

1/18/2017

to a car? Yes No Although most committees meet in the evening, some may meet during the daytime … Fax: (781) 893-2105 ~ COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY 2018 ~ …

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2016 Annual Report

1/13/2017

reflects activities of the Massachusetts Medical Society between May 1, 2015, and August 1, 2016. The MMS …, May 1, 2015 Physicians and Patients Transition We’ve seen the words many times: Every … was positive. In a span of 14 months, from May 26, 2015, through August 1, 2016, a total of 17,063 …

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Committee on Public Health - January 12, 2017

1/12/2017

Attendance Heather Alker, MD Nicolas Argy, MD, JD Grayson Armstrong, MD Julia Benedetti, MD Cliff Bierman, MD James Broadhurst, MD Catherine Brown, DVM John Burress, MD, MPH Michele David, MD Hank Dorkin, MD Jessica Fortin Al DeMaria, MD Barbara Herbert, MD Louis Fazen, MD, MPH Janet Jankowiak, MD

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Talking to Patients About Gun Safety

1/12/2017

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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MMS Joins Coalition to Protect Health Care Access; MMS Opposes Naturopathy Bill

1/6/2017

Uninsured/Underserved grant programs. Eligible programs may provide direct care services or target public … a commonly held belief that more health care may lead to better outcomes, versus recent findings that too … many medical tests may be unnecessary, and in some cases, harmful for patients. MMS Past President Dale …

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MMS Officer Resource Guide

1/4/2017

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MMS Statement on Recreational Marijuana Delay

12/28/2016

and long-term consequences of recreational marijuana use, but are hopeful that the delay in implementation may …

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2017: A Transition Year MACRA

12/19/2016

as an Advanced APM: Contact your ACO, PHO or IPA to learn what category of APM you qualify for. Reporting may … be done for you, you may receive a 5-percent update in 2019. Do Nothing: Penalty in 2019 of 4-percent …

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DPH Formulary Commission Issues Prescribing Resource

12/9/2016

, designed to help people with injured workers who are being treated with opioid medication, may be dashed … federal funding to the state to help consumers pay for insurance. Insurers may be forced to provide plans …

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