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30 Apr 2012, 4:51 pm
In "Roadmap to Reform Needs New Direction," Parker gives his view on the Massachusetts Medical Society's recently announced plan to reform the State's medical liability system. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 1:51 pm
In "Roadmap to Reform Needs New Direction," Parker gives his view on the Massachusetts Medical Society's recently announced plan to reform the State's medical liability system. [read post]
18 Nov 2008, 2:23 pm
The Massachusetts Medical Society has published a report suggesting that doctors in Massachusetts are ordering thousands of tests as a result of "defensive medicine. [read post]
5 Mar 2022, 12:59 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
 Disability Rights Education and Defense FundChristian Medical & Dental Associations Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA Kevin YuillMassachusetts Medical Society and Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts National Council on Disability Four Roman Catholic Bishops of the Dioceses of Massachusetts  [read post]
15 Aug 2012, 6:32 am by jbyrne
A new law in Massachusetts, is interesting in having found support from the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 12:04 pm by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
” A 2017 internal survey of Massachusetts Medical Society members showed they support the End of Life Options Act by a 2-1 margin: 62 percent support vs. 28 percent oppose (see page 9 chart here). [read post]
3 Aug 2007, 5:27 am
The 2007 Physician Workforce Study produced by the Massachusetts Medical Society, or MMS, reports a "severe" shortage of family physicians in that state for the second year in a row. [read post]
1 Oct 2013, 12:31 pm
Officials with the Massachusetts Medical Society say the problem is that the sites are operated by entrepreneurs with little to no medical background, prompting questions about the overall quality of care. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 1:20 am
Doctors' fear of lawsuits tied to added costs of $1.4b, Boston.com, November 18, 2008 MMS First-of-its-kind Survey of Physicians Shows Extent and Cost of the Practice of Defensive Medicine and its Multiple Effects of Health Care on the State, Massachusetts Medical Society, November 17, 2008 Wasted Medical Dollars, USA Today, April 23, 2008 Related Web Resources: Massachusetts Medical Society Defensive Medicine Report,… [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 11:20 am by Breakstone, White & Gluck
In addition to the Massachusetts Medical Society, the coalition involved in Baystate Health in Springfield, the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 9:57 pm
According to reports, Massachusetts hospitals are starting an initiative that they hope will cut down on the number of medical malpractice lawsuits by heightening disclosure of medical mistakes and fostering greater doctor-patient trust. [read post]
1 Jun 2020, 8:27 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
 (HT: C&C) The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) also testified at the hearing last June before the Joint Committee of Public Health on the bill, detailing its policy of “neutral engagement” on the practice of medical aid in dying: “The MMS will support its members regarding clinical, ethical, and legal considerations of medical aid-in-dying, through education, advocacy, and/or the provision of other resources... [read post]
29 Dec 2008, 6:57 am
Last month's study by the Massachusetts Medical Society continues to make waves. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 7:35 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
The Massachusetts Medical Society, which then led the fight against aid-in-dying on ethical grounds, has shifted its stance on the issue; it is now officially neutral. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 9:00 pm
DMCA Notices: Video DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google; From: Massachusetts Medical Society / New England Journal of Medicine To: Google, Inc.Date: 2010-10-29 [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 12:30 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
The AAFP joins a list of other professional associations have dropped their opposition to medical aid in dying and adopted a neutral position: the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Washington Academy of Family Physicians, American Pharmacists Association, Oncology Nursing Association, California Medical Association, California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, Colorado Medical Society, Maine Medical Association, Maryland State… [read post]
California Healthline reports a shift in doctors' views on support for medical aid in dying, with the Massachusetts Medical Society becoming the latest chapter of the American Medical Association to drop its past opposition and to adopt a "neutral" position... [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 9:10 am
Belts Ensure a Safer Tomorrow (BELTS) is a coalition with dozens of members from vast portions of the state including: Children's Hospital, AAA Southern New England, Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Fire Chiefs, and the Massachusetts Medical Society According to Massachusetts Children's Hospital, a primary seat belt law could save the Commonwealth "over $170 million in costs associated with… [read post]
29 Dec 2010, 7:39 am by StephanieWestAllen
Jointly sponsored by University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, "Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society" will be held this spring in Norwood, MA. [read post]
10 Oct 2008, 2:56 am
The Massachusetts Medical Society released a report this week -- the Physician Workforce Study -- highlighting physician shortages including -- but also well beyond -- primary care. [read post]