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April 15, 2016
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The MMS and DPH have collaborated on a video program discussing the opioid crisis in the Commonwealth and how the new law signed by Gov. Charlie Baker is intended to curb the abuse.
Crisis in the Commonwealth: Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse, a special episode of
Physician Focus with the Massachusetts Medical Society, features two physicians who have been at the forefront of addressing the epidemic: Dennis M. Dimitri, MD, MMS president, and Monica Bharel, MD, the state’s DPH commissioner. Hosting the program is Lynda Young, MD, a pediatrician and past president of the MMS.
Among the topics of discussion are the origins of the problem, the impact of the epidemic on patients and families; the roles of prescriber and patient; actions taken by medical, state, and public health agencies to reduce the abuse. The video also includes a public service announcement recorded by Dr. Bharel and Dr. Dimitri and a list of local and national resources about substance abuse, opioids and pain medicines, and prevention and treatment options.
Watch the episode online here.
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Please note that
the Delegates’ Handbook will be temporarily password protected, but accessible to all MMS delegates. Delegates will receive the password via email on Friday, April 15. For questions about the PDF password during this transition time, please email
houseofdelegates@mms.org.
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The planned upgrade of the MMS’ membership database and website system has been postponed. All current website functionality will continue as normal until further notice.
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Education Programs & Events
Live CME Activities
Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at MMS headquarters, 860 Winter St., Waltham.
MMS Annual Meeting, Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, MA
MMS Annual Meeting, Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, MA or via webinar
MMS Annual Meeting, Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, MA
The above activities have been approved for
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Other Events
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Tosteson Medical Education Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Partners CEO Discusses Ballot Question, Premium Cost
Partners' two flagship hospitals — Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's — are regarded as among the best health care institutions in the world, but they are under attack
for commanding hefty premiums for care that study after study has shown is no different in quality from what most other hospitals provide at lower cost.
Debate Over Drug Costs and Price Caps Pits Insurers Against Pharmaceutical Industry
A Massachusetts bill that would require pharmaceutical companies to disclose pricing information — and potentially cap drug prices —
is causing heated debate, pitting the drug industry against the insurance industry. The effect on consumers is disputed.
Steward's Upgraded Bond Rating Points to Improved Financials
Four months after a state report detailed a struggling financial picture for Steward Health Care, a recent ratings upgrade is suggesting that the for-profit hospital network
is turning things around.
Prouty Garden Advocates Challenge Boston Children’s Expansion
The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court by a group affiliated with the Friends of the Prouty Garden, says that the hospital
should not have proceeded with any work or public fund-raising for the expansion prior to receiving approval from the state Department of Public Health. Both the hospital and the health department are named as defendants in the suit.
State to Baystate Health: Services Provided by Mary Lane are Necessary
State regulators told Baystate Health it has 15 days to demonstrate how health functions Baystate Mary Lane Hospital currently provides
would be maintained under its plan to end inpatient service at the Ware facility.
Report: Two-Thirds of Mass. Hospitals Have C-Section Rates over National Target
Sixty-eight percent, or
about two-thirds, of the 40 Massachusetts hospitals rated by Consumer Reports were over the 23.9 percent national target for C-sections. Nationally, more than 60 percent of the 1,200 hospitals analyzed were above the national target.
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