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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates 24 Physicians from Harvard Vanguard Make 2009-2010 Best Doctors in America® List

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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Dr. Ben Kruskal with some holiday-related swine flu advice

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Firefighter and Paramedic Chuck Rivanis is injected with the swine flu vaccine at Winchester Town Hall last month. (Charles Krupa/AP)
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Harvard Vanaguard's Shared Medical Appointments Featured in the Wall Street Journal. View the article to listen to audio and watch a video on how shared medical appointments work at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

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Tired of waiting for a doctor? Group visits could be the answer. They aren't for everyone, but they can be ideal for older patients, particularly those with chronic conditions who must adhere to strict or complicated treatment regimes.
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Important H1N1 Update - H1N1 Available to all MA Residents (Updated 12/17)

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Today, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced that it is lifting all restrictions on H1N1 in order to make it available to all residents of Massachusetts who may be interested in receiving the vaccine. ...
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Important Weekly Flu Vaccines Update (Updated December 16)

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On December 15, vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur announced a non-safety voluntary recall of 4 lots of H1N1 pediatric vaccine in .25 ml pre-filled injectable syringes for 6-35 month old children which were shipped to providers in late November. ...
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Atrius Health featured in a column by Rick Holmes

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Rick Holmes: You get what insurers pay for - Wakefield, MA - Wakefield Observer
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Quincy Medical Center is the preferred hospital for Harvard Vanguard’s internal medicine physicians at its Quincy practice.

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Newton, MA - (December 10, 2009) - Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Quincy Medical Center (QMC) have announced an expanded affiliation in which the hospital is the preferred hospital for Harvard Vanguard’s internal medicine physicians at its Quincy practice. ...
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Weekly Flu Vaccines Update (Updated December 10)

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2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine Like all providers in the state, Harvard Vanguard continues to follow the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (MDPH) mandate to administer the limited H1N1 vaccine we have ...
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Weekly Flu Vaccines Update (Updated December 3)

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2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine Like all providers in the state, Harvard Vanguard continues to follow the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (MDPH) mandate to administer the limited H1N1 vaccine we have received to the most at risk groups for complications from H1N1.
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Don Kempner Warner Saklad Intermittent glitches in the HVMA telephone system make it difficult to understand HVMA clinicians when the outgoing HVMA volume is too loud distorting words. Please fix the intermittent too loud volume levels in the HVMA telephone system.

December 3 at 8:27am · Report
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Dr. Lauren Smith calls it the “Scarlet F.’’ F as in flu. And as this season of swine flu trudges forward - with run-of-the-mill influenza hot on its heels - employers and workers alike ...
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Weekly Flu Vaccines Update (Updated November 25)

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2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine Like all providers in the state, Harvard Vanguard is following the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (MDPH) mandate to administer the limited H1N1 vaccine we have received to the most at risk groups for complications from H1N1. ...
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Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Dr. Ben Kruskal of Harvard Vanguard speaks on the recent drop in flu cases

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The swine flu epidemic appears to be waning in Massachusetts, doctors and hospitals said yesterday, though state health officials are not yet ready to declare that the worst is over and specialists warned that the flu often comes in waves.
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Health care providers in Massachusetts are preparing for a dramatic change in how they get paid. But whether the state’s proposed payment system overhaul can succeed in reining in costs and boosting the quality of care will depend on how it’s structured and put into practice.
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Don Kempner Warner Saklad Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates needs to set up a greater variety of ways people can submit feedback, comments, concerns. Member services, health centers' administration offices aren't sufficient, excuse HVMA shortcomings, aren't able to effect improvements.

November 24 at 8:18am · Report
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Harvard Vanguard currently has multiple ways of receiving patient feedback , including a patient survey for which we receive comments and evaluations from over 20,000 patients annually, comment cards and a patient concern coordinator at each practice who records concerns. This feedback becomes part of our quality program and is used to make changes to improve patient experience.
December 2 at 10:23am
Don Kempner Warner Saklad
Don Kempner Warner Saklad
The printed text on the comment cards needs to be more open ended. Who heads the quality program?...
December 2 at 2:02pm
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our comment cards are in fact being modified to include more open text
December 3 at 10:29am