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September 18, 2017 Print-Friendly Newsletter Forward to a Friend
MMA President Dr. Charles Pattavina
MMA President-elect Dr. Robert Schlager
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MMA Submits Comments on State's 1115 Medicaid Waiver Application Late last week, MMA submitted comments to the federal Department of Health and Human Services objecting to several aspects of the state's 1115 waiver application which, if approved, would impact MaineCare enrollees in a number of ways. Read More
On Saturday evening, Sept. 16, the Maine Chapter of the American College of Physicians awarded its 2017 Laureate Award to Christopher A. Wellins, M.D., FACP. Read More
The AMA delegation from all six New England States and the New England Council of State Medical Societies will meet this Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Massachusetts Medical Society offices in Waltham, MA. Read More
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills last week released statistics on drug overdoses during the fist half of the current year. Between January and the end of June, 2017, 185 deaths were caused by a drug overdose, with 84% caused by an opioid. Read More
Emily Brostek, executive director of Consumers for Affordable Health Care, has announced her intention to resign from her post with the health care advocacy organization after three years at the helm, effective November 3rd. Read More
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that cancer is diagnosed earlier in states that have expanded Medicaid. Read More
Republicans in the US Senate are gearing up for one more charge at the ACA. Read More
Three-hour presentations this Tuesday, September 19 at the Augusta Civic Center and next Wednesday, September 27 at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. Read More
Three weeks until the 3rd Annual Symposium on Wednesday, October 11 at USM's Abromson Center in Portland. Read More
The Maine Rx Card is a discount card that can be used in a number of pharmacies around the country for drug costs not covered by health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Here is a sampling of photos from the 2017 Annual Session, starting with President Charles Pattavina and his wife, Katie. For more photos, click through.
Legislative Calls to Resume When Legislature Returns The Maine Legislature is in recess at present. Should they return for a special session in the fall of 2017 (which the Governor has said will happen), the Weekly Update will feature articles concerning aspects of that work of interest to medicine. Otherwise, legislative report articles will resume, and Legislative Committee calls will begin, when the Legislature returns to Augusta in January 2018. Read More
Patient Safety Academy - September 29 Join us for the 8th Annual Patient Safety Academy! This day-long event is open to anyone interested or engaged in patient safety activities. Read More
Early bird registration ends September 1st. Read More
The Maine Concussion Management Initiative has its final training
program for 2017 on October 17 at the annual conference of the Brain Injury
Association of America-Maine Chapter. Read More
QC is recruiting clinical leaders to build leadership skills and discuss innovative approaches to address the opioid crisis in Maine.
Take Advantage of Online Learning Opportunities Offering CME Credits -
Available 24/7 now from the Northern New England Practice Transformation
Network (NNE-PTN) Read More
Part-time Clinical & Part-time Research Position in Central Maine Central Maine Medical Center and Maine Research Associates seek a physician to work 50% in your specialty and 50% as medical director of its clinical research company. Read More New Free CME on Alzheimer's Risk, Detection, and Management Discussing memory concerns with your patients can be difficult. Alzheimer's and other dementias are complex, and patients often have a lot of questions and concerns. Read More
Winthrop Family Medicine in Winthrop, Maine is recruiting a
Family Medicine Physician! Read More
Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency (MDFMR), a community
of allopathic and osteopathic physicians in Augusta, Maine who love to
teach, is seeking a DO or MD Physician to join our faculty. Read More
Waterville Family Practice, a five provider private practice in
downtown Waterville, Maine, is seeking a Family Medicine Physician to
join the all outpatient practice. Read More
Mid Coast Hospital is seeking
a full time Hospitalist to join its established hospitalist service, which is
expanding due to growth. The candidate should be BC/BE in Internal Medicine or Family
Medicine. Read More
J. Gaudet Associates is
working closely with Home Care for Maine (Farmingdale) to manage its search for
a Home Care Director. Read More
The Nurse
Practitioner is responsible for providing primary healthcare to patients and
families of all ages, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention,
patient education and counseling. Read More
Mid Coast Medical Group is
seeking a full time BC/BE Gastroenterologistto join an established Gastroenterologypractice with two Physicians and two Nurse Practitioners. Read More
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will serve an
invaluable role to ensure our patients are connected with care in an
expeditious and clinically appropriate manner. Read More
Bridgton Hospital, part of the Central Maine Medical Family, seeks a
physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join its well-established
hospitalist program. Read More
Live and Work in Coastal
Maine! Choose the right fit from 3 distinct Outpatient Opportunities in Machias
and Jonesport. Read More
St. Joseph Hospital, in Bangor, has a full time opening in
our Internal Medicine group (for Ambulatory only practice). Read More
Sebasticook Valley Hospital is seeking a full time Family Medicine
physician to join Sebasticook Valley Family Care a modern practice
located just off I-95 in Pittsfield. Read More
Nasson
Health Care is seeking a qualified Nurse Practitioner to work collaboratively
with a team of health and administrative professionals to provide comprehensive
primary care to patients while utilizing the Patient-Centered Medical Home
model of care delivery. Read More
The Maine Medical Center (MMC) and
Maine Medical Partners (MMP) are seeking an outstanding clinician-educator to
serve as the physician leader for the Portland Family Medicine Center and as
Associate Medical Director over both the Portland Family Medicine Center and
the Falmouth Primary Care Practice. Read More
Nasson
Health Care is seeking a qualified clinical leader to work collaboratively with
a team of health and administrative professionals to provide comprehensive
primary care to patients while utilizing the Patient-Centered Medical Home
model of care delivery. Read More
Take advantage of this opportunity with the Veterans' Administration to thank our veterans in a concrete way for their service and their sacrifices. Read More
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