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UMass Medical School Pharmacy Director Paul L. Jeffrey, PharmD, was one of 40 experts selected to take part in a recent Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Partnership Forum, Designing Benefits and Payment Models for Innovative High-Investment Medications.
Well trained insurance adjusters who are assessing disability claims should not only be able to spot impairment, but also potential fraud as well remarks, David Nowell, PhD.
The Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health (ACCJH) is accepting abstract submissions for the 12th Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health to be held in Las Vegas March 21-22, 2019.
Commonwealth Medicine, UMass Medical School will highlight key cost containment solutions in presentations, an industry session, and a booth at the annual Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference August 13-16 in Portland, Oregon.
Our pharmacy experts tell Managed Healthcare Executive that they question recent drug price freezes from pharmaceutical companies.
Dineia Williams, a provider management coordinator in Disability Evaluation Services at UMass Medical School, shared her journey as a DTA Works intern at a Client Recognition Ceremony at the State House in Boston.
Lisa Colombo, DNP, MHA, RN, will be joining UMass Medical School as its next executive vice chancellor for Commonwealth Medicine.
UMass Medical School’s Nicole Trask, PharmD, explains why CAR-T cell therapies are a key new treatment for hematological malignancies in a podcast for First Report Managed Care.
RIZE Massachusetts has chosen health policy experts at UMass Medical School to develop a financing model and recommendations for using recovery coaches in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
UMass Medical School selected by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems to provide medical opinions and written recommendations on disability applications.
UMass Medical School's Joyce A. Murphy, MPA, executive vice chancellor of Commonwealth Medicine, will be honored with the John M. Corcoran Award for Excellence at the St. Mary's Center for Women and Children's 15th annual Diamonds of Dorchester event on October 17, 2018.
Hundreds of medical interpreters from Massachusetts and across New England will share stories, network and earn professional certifications at the annual Paving the Way to Health Care Access Conference.
There isn’t a one-size-fits all solution for identification and treatment of patients at risk for misuse or abuse of controlled substances, but Kimberly Lenz, PharmD, shares an effective new approach the UMass Medical School is taking in the battle against addiction in an interview with the American Journal of Managed Care.
UMass Medical School’s nationally recognized thought leader on transitioning to a single-payer health care system, Katharine London, is a featured speaker at the Boston Bar Association’s “Single Payer Health Care: Why? How & When?” event May 14.
The Autism Insurance Resource Center honored Disability Evaluation Services Client Service Manager Kathleen Nichols with the Champion Award for her unwavering commitment to serving people with disabilities in Massachusetts.