Firearm Guidance for Providers

2/10/2017

a condition that results in an altered mental state such as drug addiction or dementia. How should I … specific, here are some general thoughts about how best to avoid a confrontational dialogue and provide …, “Some of my patients have guns at home, and some gun owners with suicidal thoughts choose to make …

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Talking to Patients About Gun Safety

2/9/2017

3. Practical Advice for Patients 4. Guidance on Patient Privacy 5. How to Begin … in Massachusetts, and 225 are killed Comparing MA to the US Physicians routinely inquire … and counsel patients about health-related behaviors, conditions, and risks Physicians have opportunity …

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Nance Goldstein Biography

1/25/2017

with physicians and clinicians to tame practice overwhelm, lack of autonomy, and exhaustion with greater skill …, patience and wisdom. She also joins physicians in assuming responsibility for leading the uncharted … and others have raved about her workshops, keynote addresses and webinars. Her ebook, Choose Different …

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2016 Annual Report

1/13/2017

attention to how this all-important area of health care can be improved for both physicians and patients … in treatments, rising concerns about public health, and even how physicians are educated are transforming … will discuss how social media is used by both physicians and patients, describe the frequent concerns …

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House of Delegates Interim Meeting Final Votes Combined (PDF)

12/5/2016

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Reports A, B and C

12/2/2016

of physician involvement in 34 policymaking at the state, national, and global levels and supports 35 efforts … to protect human health. (HP) 37 38 c) The MMS encourages physicians to consider and promote 39 … affirmed gender identity regardless of surgical status, if they so choose. 21 (HP) 22 23 2 …

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Report A

12/2/2016

33 b) The MMS recognizes the importance of physician involvement in 34 policymaking at the state … encourages physicians to consider and promote 39 environmentally responsible policies and practices … affirmed gender identity regardless of surgical status, if they so choose. 21 (HP) 22 23 2 …

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MACRA: What Physicians Need to Know Presentation

12/2/2016

MACRA: What Physicians Need to Know Presentation … Physicians Need to Know Massachusetts Medical Society Town Hall December 2, 2016 MACRA Medicare … to Medicare – Retains Fee for Service - modified – Physician Choice and Involvement – Transitional payment …

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Vital Signs December 2016-January 2017 (pdf)

12/1/2016

22, issue 1, december 2016/january 2017 MACRA: What Physicians Need to Know BY ALEX CALCAGNO MMS …. This article out- lines generally what physicians need to know about MACRA and includes resources for more … Rate (SGR), the former Medicare physician payment formula. We can tell you unequivocally the SGR …

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Comments Regarding the Health Information Exchange Regulations

11/29/2016

, and with flexibility of local participants to choose to implement further opt-in/opt-out procedures if they so choose … and physicians that will ultimately lead to a health information exchange consistent with what was imagined … of legislative mandates on physicians to promote pursuits such as interoperable electronic health records (EHRs …

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