Community Health Centers Rely on Relationships, Agility, and Phones during Pandemic

4/15/2021

body { background:#fff; } BY SANDRA JACOBS, VITAL SIGNS EDITOR Community health centers (CHC), where strains on the state’s vulnerable populations are most pronounced, have met COVID-19 with agility and adaptability. Yet even for physicians with extensive experience

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IMG Section to Host Virtual Event on Combating Racial Bias in Medicine

4/15/2021

body { background:#fff; } BY ERIN TALLY, SENIOR MEMBER RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) International Medical Graduate (IMG) Section has been working diligently over the past year on its mission of identifying and addressing the needs and

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President’s Message - April 2021

4/15/2021

body { background:#fff; } David A. Rosman, MD, MBA Dear friends and colleagues, Three years ago, when you chose me as your next president, none of us had any idea what this year would bring. It has been a year of transformation — for the country, for

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Work is Medicine: The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Work Experience

4/15/2021

Course Overview Promoting safe work and continuation of work despite chronic stable health conditions is key to economic survival for many minority populations, who are at higher risk for having experienced childhood trauma. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to this disparate risk, with increased risk of

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Member Making a Difference - Dr. Andrew Jorgensen

4/15/2021

to Wellfleet. In summer, on a carnival day, there may be 100,000 people from all over the world, which creates …

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Planning and Preparedness April 7

4/13/2021

if a person has had an adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2, indicating that the person may have had …

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Reference Committee Overview

4/12/2021

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - April 7, 2021

4/9/2021

may be affecting reinfection and vaccine breakthrough in Massachusetts. Exposure Notification … vaccinated in December and there will be people who are vaccinated in May)? Would you anticipate rolling out …. We will need to stay tuned to find out what reimmunization may be required and at what interval …

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Comments to the DOI and MassHealth Regarding the Listening Session Relative to the Implementation of Telehealth Provisions within Chapter 260 of Acts of 2020

4/7/2021

and a bright line for patients so that they may understand their financial responsibility for any encounter … for the service rendered via telehealth in the patient’s medical record. MassHealth may audit provider records …, and may apply appropriate sanctions to providers who fail to comply. behavioral health …

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Comments to the Division of Insurance and MassHealth Regarding the Listening Session Relative to the Implementation of Telehealth Provisions within Chapter 260 of Acts of 2020

4/7/2021

clarification and a bright line for patients so that they may understand their financial responsibility for any … of a primary care provider. We recognize the complexity of this approach and the challenges it may pose …

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