Links/Partners
Partners
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts provides health insurance to approximately 2.8 million members. It is committed to assisting physicians and hospitals to continuously improve the extraordinary quality of care that makes Massachusetts’ health care world-renowned.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the administrator of the Medicare program and works with each state to administer its Medicaid program, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and health insurance portability standards. CMS also oversees the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program, contracting with QIOs (like MassPRO) to ensure that care paid for by the Medicare program is reasonable and medically necessary, meets professionally recognized standards of health care, and is provided in the most economical setting.
Fallon Community Health Plan
Founded in 1977, Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP) provides health care services designed to meet the unique and changing needs of the members it serves. Its product portfolio includes a variety of health plan options featuring flexible and innovative benefit designs. FCHP also offers a broad spectrum of health and wellness services and programs to ensure that members at all stages of life receive the highest quality of care.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s mission is to improve the health of the people it serves as well as the health of society. It is the oldest nonprofit health plan in New England, focusing on clinical quality, preventive care, disease management, and member satisfaction.
Massachusetts Association of Health Plans
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans (MAHP) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting the development and value of health plans in Massachusetts. Its mission and vision is to improve health for all in Massachusetts by promoting affordable, safe, and coordinated health care and to create trust in the value that health plans contribute to the health care system.
Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses
As the official state organization for public health nurses, formed in 1996, the association provides a common voice on issues of public health nursing, maintains regional chapters, provides educational programs, advocates for public health nursing and enhances the health of Massachusetts residents.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health- Immunization Program
The Division of Epidemiology and Immunization is responsible for the investigation of outbreaks of communicable diseases, surveillance of reportable diseases, and provision of educational materials and services to assist communities in reducing the incidence of communicable diseases. The Immunization Program focuses on adult immunization activities, specifically increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates and preparing for the next influenza pandemic. In addition, the Program ensures the complete and timely vaccination of all children in the Commonwealth to prevent the occurrence of vaccine-preventable diseases by providing all recommended childhood vaccines to public and private providers and to school-based programs.
Massachusetts Medical Society
The Massachusetts Medical Society is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the United States. Its mission is to “…advance medical knowledge, to develop and maintain the highest professional and ethical standards of medical practice and health care, and to promote medical institutions formed on liberal principles for the health, benefit and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth."
Massachusetts Public Health Association
The Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) is a statewide membership organization that seeks through advocacy, education, coalition building, and organized action to improve the health of the public, promote the establishment of health care as a human right, and secure optimal community, personal, and environmental health.
Tufts Health Plan
Tufts Health Plan's health maintenance organization (HMO) was founded in 1979 as a not-for-profit HMO. Since then, Tufts Health Plan has expanded into a family of companies, offering a full array of health care coverage options to individuals and through employer groups. It is committed to providing a higher standard of health care coverage and to improving the quality of care for every member.
Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Influenza
This Web site features information for health professionals and the general public including key facts, questions and answers, and other influenza-related resources.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services- Adult Immunization Overview
This Web site provides general facts about adult immunization, a description of the immunizations Medicare covers, as well as links to other resources.
Immunization Action Coalition
This Web site offers camera-ready and copyright-free educational materials on childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization, as well as hepatitis B.
MassPRO Flu Clinic Finder Web Site
In operation from October–January each year, this Web site lists complete details for public flu immunization clinics organized by local health departments as well as private businesses including grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retailers.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health- Influenza
This Web site provides influenza-related information to the public and health care providers, as well as a description of surveillance and pandemic preparedness, and features information in Spanish.
PandemicFlu.Gov
The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza, offering tips on health and safety, profiles of planning and response activities, research, surveillance summaries, and traveler’s health updates.
World Health Organization Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
Here, the World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes the current avian influenza situation, including reports, links, and recent guidelines, recommendations, and descriptions.
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