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MPS Bulletin - February 2016 www.psychiatry-mps.org 15 PO Box 549154 Waltham, MA 02454-9154 Phone: 781-237-8100 Lahey Health Behavioral Services | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Fax: 781-464-4896 www.psychiatry-mps.org RESIDENT FELLOW MEMBER CORNER Rohn S. Friedman, M.D. Exciting Opportunities President Rebecca Mae Allen, M.D., MPH Mark J. Hauser, M.D. President-Elect For Psychiatrists Gregory G. Harris, M.D., MPH Complimenting the Alternatives (or, Think- also a reality of the world in which we practice. Lahey Health Behavioral Services provides comprehensive mental health services in Immediate Past-President ing Differently About Supplements) An early experience in my pre-medical years hit more than 30 locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts. Our behavioral health this point home. I visited a clinic in Ecuador model promotes the delivery of care in the community setting, closely integrating As long as we choose treatments with good which was lauded at the time as a successful in- Siu Ping Chin Feman, M.D. behavioral health with services provided throughout the Lahey Health system, which Secretary scientific evidence, it is illogical and does our tegrative medical setting. It was largely funded patients a disservice to limit our recommenda- by US money. The menu – and yes, it was a includes a tertiary hospital and medical center, multiple community hospitals, and Bruce Black, M.D. vast networks of primary, senior and home care services. Treasurer tions based on preconceived notions of what is menu, on a board with names of treatments and a drug. But, I have approached the subject of prices – was divided into two halves: Western With a broad range of programs, including inpatient and outpatient services, Gary Chinman, M.D. dietary supplements warily. and traditional. The halves were equal in length Sr. APA Representative 2015-2016 with similar prices, most set at around a week’s we have opportunities that match your professional interests and offer room for To start, I must admit that I am not a fan of the wages for a typical lower middle class resident growth. labels “integrative,” “alternative,” or “compli- of the region. I sat in on two traditional medi- Join our team and be a part of a new model of behavioral health Patrick Aquino, M.D. mentary” medicine. These terms imply one of cine sessions. The first was fairly benign. The APA Representative 2015-2016 two things: (1) there is not enough evidence to practitioner had a dimly lit small office filled care in Massachusetts! John Bradley, M.D. support the use of the treatment in mainstream with herbs, some of which she chewed in a APA Representative 2015-2016 medicine, or (2) medical doctors are too closed- complicated procedure involving chanting and, Opportunities Michelle Durham, M.D., MPH minded to use the treatment despite strong evi- as a finale, she sprayed a fine mist of herbal- APA Representative 2015-2017 dence of efficacy, necessitating naturopathic ized spittle at the patient. The second was, to Full-time and Part-time Psychiatrists, and other “alternative” practitioners to pick me, horrifying. A middle aged woman came in Adult Outpatient and Addiction Services Marshall Forstein, M.D. up the slack. Both implications are equally with her family, and the practitioner sat her on a APA Representative 2014-2017 We are seeking BE/BC psychiatrists interested in joining our team of full- problematic. I do not want to be prescribing a chair in the center of a large, sparse room with medication that has not been adequately stud- a tile floor. He took a live guinea pig, held it and part-time providers. Providers in outpatient settings provide individual ied, and I also do not want to believe that a just under its head, and began walking around assessments, family interventions and individual/group psychopharmacological Siu Ping Chin Feman, M.D. well-supported treatment would be rejected by the woman in the chair, shaking the guinea pig treatment. They consult with PCPs, pediatricians, schools and other behavioral health 2015-2018 “Western medicine” just because it is perceived vigorously while intoning words. The guinea and human services providers, as well as provide supervision to nurse practitioners. Astrid Derosiers, M.D. to be from a certain category (natural? herbal?). pig squealed in terror, but in a minute its neck Opportunities also exist for psychiatrists with addiction treatment expertise to provide 2014—2017 Of course, like all medical traditions, “Western snapped, at which point the practitioner pulled medicine” has a long history of using remedies over a utilitarian plastic bucket and began cut- direct patient care in both inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment settings. Ideal David Gitlin, M.D. candidates will be fellowship trained in addiction psychiatry, but other medical specialties with 2014-2017 from plants. I’m sure everyone reading this ting the skin off the guinea pig, making a show will be able to think of an example, but here are of examining the animal’s body carefully while addictions experience will be considered. Eran D. Metzger, M.D. two: aspirin is an archetypal tree-based medi- asking the patient a very normal set of questions 2015-2018 cine, originally used in ancient Egypt and now to get a history of presenting illness. He later Full-time Psychiatrist, Adult Inpatient Medical Director, Arthur Papas, M.D. solidly in the realm of the mainstream, and opi- explained to me that he used the blood clotting BayRidge Hospital; Lynn, Massachusetts Beverly Hospital Psychiatry 2013-2016 um is from poppies, first cultivated in ancient in the corpse as clues to the location of the pa- Mesopotamia. Likewise, I think it is a problem tient’s malady. He told her she had a liver prob- We are seeking a full-time BE/BC psychiatrist for the admission Beverly Hospital; Beverly Massachusetts Pedro Politzer, M.D. 2014-2016 of lack of education and misleading marketing lem and sent her for a blood draw. Naturally, I unit who will primarily work up newly admitted patients with no We are seeking candidates for Medical Director of our Beverly when certain chemicals are labeled as “natural,” did not leave that clinic with a very positive im- responsibility for ongoing patient care. This Monday-Friday position Hospital site, which includes an 18-bed medically oriented RESIDENT FELLOW MEMBERS with the implication that they are somehow in- pression of alternative treatments. The kicker? offers predictable hours and no required night call. trinsically safe (especially with rounded green Every practitioner in that clinic, Western or tra- inpatient unit, consultation liaison service and a partial hospital Rebecca Mae Allen, M.D., MPH font and leaf-shapes slipped into the lettering). ditional in label, wore thigh-length white coats. program at a 200+-bed hospital that is ranked among the top 2015-2017 Again, examples abound of dangerous “natu- Full-time Psychiatrists, Adult Outpatient 100 hospitals by Truven Health. Clinical duties will be primarily on ral” chemicals, but I think about the “natural” I am honestly not sure, these days, where the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center; consultation liaison service. Candidates must be board certified poisons arsenic, cyanide, and botulism toxin. I line is drawn between complimentary/alterna- Burlington, Massachusetts with more than five years’ experience. Consultative liaison Marc A. Whaley, M.D. cringe at the word “natural” when considering tive and traditional/Western. Diet advice from President We are seeking candidates for our outpatient adult practice, fellowship training is a plus. the history of medicine, particularly the “natu- MD’s (Mediterranean, plant-based, etc) and with consultation-liaison service responsibilities as well. The ral” rate of death from childbirth and the “natu- referrals to nutritionists are common. Vitamin Moonlighting Opportunities ral” amount of pain people used to suffer from B12 levels are a standard part of a depression Department of Psychiatry includes a strong multi-disciplinary Donald A. Smith, M.D. chronic, relatively minor injuries and illnesses, workup. Melatonin is utilized by primary care team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical nurse Lucrative night and weekend psychiatric call opportunities are President like infections and tooth decay. Historical lists physicians and sleep specialists alike (and I pre- specialists and licensed clinical social workers. available at BayRidge, Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals. of causes of death are morbidly fascinating scribe it often). It seems that more and more M. Cornelia Cremens, M.D., MPH (see:http://thesocietypages.org/socimag- dietary supplements have made their way into es/2012/06/25/historical-changes-in-causes-of- standard, mainstream practice, with strong evi- For consideration or more information contact: death/). dence behind them, like folic acid, omega-3 and Kate Schnabel, Senior Physician Recruiter, Lahey Health • 781.744.5193 • [email protected] Lynda Layer, CAE -6 fatty acids, and DHA. In the meantime, the Administrative Director The division between Western/mainstream/ law has not caught up. In theory, the FDA mon- standard and complimentary/alternative is arbi- itors the safety and labeling accuracy of dietary Mayuri Patel trary, and in my opinion highly faulty, but it is supplements, and the US Federal Trade Com- Learn more at LaheyHealth.org/Careers Coordinator, Member Relations (continued on page 4) Julie Kealey Continuing Medical Massachusetts Psychiatric Society PO Box 549154 Waltham, MA 02454-9154 Massachusetts Psychiatric Society PO Box 549154 Waltham, MA 02454-9154 Education Coordinator 781-237-8100 Fax: 781-464-4896 Email: [email protected] www.psychiatry-mps.org 781-237-8100 Fax: 781-464-4896 Email: [email protected] www.psychiatry-mps.org 14 MPS Bulletin - February 2016 www.psychiatry-mps.org 3 BC/BE Child and Adult Psychiatrists Needed In Our (continued from page 1) Affiliated Community Mental Health Centers themselves and often forego treatment or more of the medical and surgical ben- To this end, MPS has been meeting with or go out of network. efits) in that classification. It is not feasible state and federal officials to raise our con- Both full- and part-time physician leadership and staff 2. Disparate rates of denial. NAMI re- for a patient or provider to obtain and parse cerns and advocate more assertive and co- physician opportunities are currently available in our ports that mental health and substance the data essential for a parity analysis. ordinated enforcement of parity. We have community mental health center in Central MA. abuse treatment is denied at twice filed legislation to require transparency and the rate of medical and surgical treat- There has also been a fragmentation of re- establish a data clearinghouse. We have Medical Director Community Healthlink (CHL) is a dynamic, multi-service ments. The criteria for medical neces- sponsibility for parity enforcement. If a joined with other professional and con- Job Summary: The Medical Director is responsible for organization committed to establishing, maintaining and sity are often arbitrary and opaque. parity complaint involves a fully insured sumer organizations in the Mental Health overall management of all medical matters for the North restoring the dignity, well being and overall mental health Prior authorization is required for group plan or an individual policy, patients Parity Coalition to promote parity. We ask Suffolk Mental Health Association. Ensures continuous of individuals and families in Central MA. It provides a admission and treatment for mental or providers would go to the Massachusetts you to report to us specifics of disparities Quality Improvement of all Medical matters and standards wide range of services to individuals suffering from mental health and substance abuse in ways Department of Insurance; for MassHealth we can use to make the case with legisla- for the Agency. Reports to the Chief Executive Director illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse without parallel in the medical and they would go to the MassHealth Customer tors and officials. Parity is closer, but we (CEO). Works closely with the Chief Operating Officer issues, including youth and family services, residential surgical realms. Service; for a self-insured employer plan have work to do. (COO), Director of Compliance and Quality Improvement, services, adult outpatient services, and homeless and 3. Disparate pharmacy benefit manage- they would go to the United States De- all Senior Managers, the Department of Mental Health inpatient services. CHL is staffed by a mission oriented, ment. Narrow formularies, in par- partment of Labor. The US Department Medical Director and the Massachusetts General Hospital multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, ticular restricting antipsychotics, are of Health and Human Services also has a Department of Psychiatry. nurses, social workers and other dedicated health care combined with fail first or step thera- share of the enforcement responsibility. providers all committed to providing comprehensive, py requirements and tier 3 copays to POSITION REQUIREMENTS: high quality care. Come join the dedicated team of make it difficult or impossible for pa- In the face of such complexity and frag- Education and Experience Required: professionals at CHL and help make a difference in the tients to receive essential psychiatric mentation, we need Five years of professional experience, current and valid lives of some of Central Massachusetts’ most challenged medications in a timely and affordable 1. disclosure and transparency of health Rohn S. Friedman, MD registration as a physician under the Massachusetts Board individuals and families. manner. plan policies and decision-making, President, of Registration in Medicine. Board Certified by the including clear descriptions of ben- Massachusetts Psychiatric Society CHL psychiatrists receive competitive salaries and The Problem of Enforcement efits, medical necessity criteria, prior American Board of Psychiatry. comprehensive benefits packages. Faculty appointments, License to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of commensurate with training and experience, are available Parity legislation has created a regulatory authorization policies, and reasons for Massachusetts; five years of clinical experience and as well, as is the opportunity to teach UMass Medical framework that is highly complex and denials prior demonstrated competency in management and Students, Residents and Fellows. requires heavy-duty data analysis. For 2. public reporting of data, making in- administrative roles. Board certification in Psychiatry. MHPAEA a parity analysis involves six formation such as the number of phy- Addictions experience required. Experience in community For additional information about CHL, please classifications (inpatient in network, inpa- sicians in each specialty in a plan’s and public sector mental health required. Buprenorphine visit our website: www.communityhealthlink.org. tient out of network, outpatient in network, network, the number of claims filed waiver preferred. Please contact : Jason Romano Interested candidates (J-1 and H-1B candidates are outpatient out of network, emergency care, by each, the rates of denial and of out- Phone: 617.912.7917 - Fax: 617.912.7971 welcome to apply) are encouraged to submit their and prescription drugs). Any type of fi- of-network claims for med-surg and [email protected] CVs and letters of interest to: Kathy Anderson at: nancial or treatment limitation for mental MHSA services, and medical neces- [email protected]. health must apply to substantially all (de- sity criteria readily available fined as 2/3) medical and surgical benefits 3. a central clearinghouse which can col- in that classification, and the level of the lect this data, have the expertise to do limitation can be no more restrictive than the necessary data analysis, and unite Arbour Hospital, Arbour-Fuller Hospital, and Pembroke Hospital have outstanding the predominant level (that applying to half or coordinate the fragmented enforcers opportunities for Inpatient Psychiatrists Enjoy highly competitive compensation and benefits, a schedule that allows for work-life balance, and the stability of working for the largest private mental health system in Massachusetts. MPS IS PLEASED TO WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS • Reasonable caseload • Weekday schedule with no call or weekend work required • Paid moonlighting available for additional compensation General Member: Resident Fellow Member: Transfer In: • A benefits package that includes: health and dental insurance, retirement savings Bibi Alamiri, MD Mitchell Crawford, MD Yadira Alonso, MD with company match, paid time off including CME allowance Jon Wesley Boyd, MD David Sturman, MD Teresita G. Balderas, MD Arbour Hospital is a 136-bed psychiatric hospital in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. David John Dybdal, MD Anna Weissman, MD Kara Brown, MD The hospital has inpatient units for adolescents and adults including a dedicated unit for substance abuse/dual diagnosis and a high intensity unit. The Quincy Center, a satellite of David Fish, MD Michelle Chaney, MD Arbour Hospital, has an adult psychiatric unit. The hospital also offers partial hospitalization Uma Naidoo, MD Amber Frank, MD programs, outpatient and community-based services. James Mathew Recht, MD Stephanie Hernandez, DO Arbour-Fuller Hospital is a 103-bed hospital in South Attleboro, Massachusetts. Inpatient Arbour Health System provides a Steven Schlozman, MD Marcela V. Horvitz-Lennon, MD continuum of care that includes units treat adolescents and adults. The hospital also has an adult inpatient intellectual dis- evaluation, crisis stabilization abilities specialty unit as well as an adult acute residential treatment program. The hospital and treatment for children, also offers an adult partial hospitalization program and community-based services. adolescents and adults with Pembroke Hospital in Pembroke, Massachusetts, is a 120-bed psychiatric hospital with mental illness, dual diagnosis and/or addiction disorders. services include adolescent, adult and older adult inpatient as well as partial hospitalization All hospitals are accredited programs for adolescents and adults. Inpatient and outpatient electro-convulsive therapy by The Joint Commission and services are available. The hospital is currently recruiting for adult psychiatrists including licensed by the Massachusetts those with addictions or geropsychiatry specialties. Department of Mental Health. For more information on these or other openings, contact the Office of Physician www.arbourhealth.com Recruitment by phone: 617-390-1224, or e-mail: [email protected]

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The legal category – German Commission E ( http://cms.herbalgram.org/ of “dietary supplement” is defined in the Dietary Supplement commissione/index.html) Health and Education Act of 1994 as “a product (other than to- – American Herbal Pharmacopoeia ( http://www.herbal- bacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one ahp.org/order_online.htm) or more of the following dietary ingredients: (A) a vitamin; (B) – American Botanical Council ( http://abc.herbalgram. a mineral; (C) an herb or other botanical; (D) an amino acid; (E) org/site/PageServer) Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center a dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by in- – ConsumerLab.com Department of Psychiatry creasing the total dietary intake; or (F) a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient described in Liability also might be a concern when going off-book with treat- clause (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E).” ment recommendations. In a nutshell, the liability issues are al- The Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center Department of Psychiatry seeking Child (https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/DSHEA_Wording.aspx). By law, most exactly the same for dietary supplements as for regular drugs. Adolescent Psychiatrist supplement labeling “may not claim to diagnose, mitigate, treat, There must be a thorough diagnostic evaluation; there must be Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist: Full or part-time position for a dynamic program in the Division of Child and cure, or prevent a specific disease or class of diseases,” but a stroll evidence behind the treatment recommendations; there must not through any natural food store or GMC will illustrate how intel- be neglect of standard treatments; and there must be careful and Adolescent Psychiatry. Responsibilities include patient care in the outpatient setting, clinical consultation to the ligently manufacturers have dealt with this limitation. well documented informed consent. pediatric emergency department and pediatric units, and teaching of residents, medical students and trainees in psychiatry, psychology, social work and mental health counseling. Opportunities are also available for research. This The 1994 law was written to bring supplement regulation more What supplements to recommend is in many ways beyond the position could include leadership activities for the qualified applicant. The successful applicant will wish to participate in line with the standard for food than for drugs. But what hap- scope of a short newsletter column. I will end, however, with a in the shaping of a child-centered, family-focused, culturally competent, community-linked child psychiatry program pens when a “mineral,” “herb,” or “botanical” is actually as ef- few suggestions, compliments of Dr. Barry Fogel: targeted at the needs of Boston’s most vulnerable children. Applicants must be board eligible or certified in child and fective, or as dangerous, as a prescription drug? Not much. Like 1. Give huperzine A (200 micrograms QD or BID) to mitigate food, dietary supplements do not have to demonstrate any efficacy anticholinergic side effects of various prescription psychotro- adolescent psychiatry. or safety prior to marketing, and can only be removed from the pics. Boston Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, 482 bed academic medical center serving a diverse, multicultural market if the FDA shoulders the burden of proof that the supple- 2. Give methylfolate supplementation to people on lamotrigine, ment is harmful. Ingredient amount and quality is not monitored to mitigate executive dysfunction related to central effects of patient population. Boston Medical Center is the largest safety net hospital in New England and is dedicated to as closely as with drugs, and dietary supplement manufacturers inhibited folate metabolism. providing accessible health care. As the main teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine, Boston are allowed to keep the exact amounts of each ingredient in their 3. Give curcumin to people with atypical depression with so- Medical Center is devoted to training future generations of health care professionals. preparations as proprietary information. Thus, we have a mar- matic symptoms suggesting chronic inflammation – either ket where some plant-based medicines are regulated as food, and alone or to augment SSRIs. Dr. Fogel sent me six articles on Interested applicants should send a letter detailing relevant experience and a current CV to Lisa Fortuna, MD, Medical some as drugs. curcumin, and the evidence is indeed strong. Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, c/o BU Psychiatry, 85 E. Newton Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02118 or by email to [email protected] Nevertheless – I have come to think that we should consider di- In sum, it seems that complimentary/alternative and traditional/ etary supplements as part of our psychiatric tool kit. Although I Western remedies are divided more by culture than science, and Academic appointment is commensurate with experience. Salary is competitive and benefits are excellent. Boston have only been a doctor for 4.5 years and my board certification the division is getting outdated. I have come around from a rather University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. is as new as it gets, I have already experienced the intense frus- anti-alternative medicine stance to carefully adding dietary sup- tration and helplessness of treating patients who just do not get plements to the list of treatments I have to offer patients, and I better. This year, I have a supervisor, Dr. Barry Fogel, who is a have so far been pleasantly surprised at the amount and quality bit of a Renaissance man. If I were to try to summarize his cur- of research available to support some non-prescription remedies. riculum vitae, I would not do it justice, so I will simply state that he is a Harvard and Brigham affiliated neurologist and psychiatrist If this article has piqued your interest in the topic of supplements, who teaches, does clinical work, writes books, and has started a I recommend this chapter in Dr. Fogel’s book: few companies. Along with Dr. Donna Greenberg, he edited an Gerbarg, Patricia L. & Brown, Richard P. (2015). Therapeutic enormous book published last year called “Psychiatric Care of the Nutrients, Herbs, and Hormones. In Fogel, Barry & Greenberg, Medical Patient.” Kindle informs me that the typical time to read Donna (Eds.), Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient (chapter The Boston University Medical Center Community Psychiatry Fellowship this 1,812 page book is 119 hours and 57 minutes. Needless to 28).. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. say, it is quite thorough, and it is extremely high quality writing. The Boston University Medical Center Community Psychiatry Fellowship is a half-time clinical training In supervision the past six months, Dr. Fogel has regularly been experience to expand a fellow’s knowledge base of community psychiatry. The fellowship may be combined encouraging me to push boundaries in considering how to help with a Master of Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health with tuition support. The patients. For instance, on his advice I ordered psychotropic phar- program is designed with the interest of the fellow with rotations in many areas of public psychiatry including macogenomic testing for two of my patients, and it was surpris- the Boston Emergency Service Team (urgent care, community based assessment, jail diversion, emergency ingly helpful. psychiatry at Boston Medical Center), outpatient community services, intermediate care, policy development Dr. Fogel has opened my mind to the use of dietary supplements through DMH Central Office, and an elective. The goal of the fellowship is to develop leaders in community in psychiatry. However, safety has been my biggest concern in and public psychiatry. recommending any dietary supplements to my patients, even vi- tamins. Despite the limitations of government regulation in the Eligibility United States, which is paltry compared to, say, Germany or Can- Graduates or PGY4 residents from an ACGME accredited psychiatry residency program are eligible to apply ada, there are several reliable resources for checking on the safety of specific supplements: to the fellowship. Applicants must possess a full or limited Massachusetts Medical License by the time the – FDA website (www.fda.gov/Food/Dietary Supplements/ program commences in July. Alerts) – “Alerts and Advisories” section of the National Center Application Process for Complementary and Alternative medicine (www.nc Please send a CV and cover letter addressed to David Henderson MD, Interim Program Director, Community cam.nih. gov/news/alerts) Psychiatry Fellowship and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, c/o Joan Taglieri, 85 East Newton Street, Suite – Dietary Supplement Labels Database at The National Institute of Health National Library of Medicine (www. 802, Boston, MA 02118 or email to [email protected]. dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/dietary) Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY – MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL – Update from the Health Information Technology Committee HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL Health Information Technology (HIT) is a broad term that has a slightly different meaning for each MPS member. At ATTENDING POSITIONS AND HOSPITALIST/ BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION this January’s inaugural meeting of the MPS HIT Committee, members each discussed what areas at the intersection of DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM psychiatry and technology most interested them. The diversity of responses ranging from encrypted text messages to telepsychiatry, smartphone apps to electronic medical records, social media guidelines to sharing medical records was The MGH Department of Psychiatry has outstanding impressive. Such diversity points towards the challenges of HIT, but also the opportunity for MPS to provide members attending opportunities in Emergency, Outpatient a forum to share, support, and learn about these various digital tools. (General and Specialty), Addictions, Consult- Liaison, and Inpatient Psychiatry. In addition the Just as HIT covers many different areas of technology, it also connects many areas of healthcare and psychiatry. At department is pleased to announce a new Hospitalist/ BAY COVE Human Services, Inc in Boston our meeting questions arose about using electronic medical records for psychotherapy, smartphone apps in substance Behavioral Health Integration Development Program is looking for a Community Psychiatrist. The abuse, and telepsychiatry to consult with new patients. While a list of HIT tools and resources for psychiatry would preparing candidates for leadership roles in inpatient be pages long, simply understanding that all these various technologies serve a common purpose of improving care is psychiatry and collaborative care in academic and Community Psychiatrist will serve a diverse community settings. Rated among the leading more important. psychiatry departments by US News and World population of individuals in various community Report, the Department is committed to excellence settings including the Michael J. Gill Mental Health In order to better learn what HIT means to MPS members, one initial role of the committee will be to conduct a survey in patient care, education, research and community of the membership. Surveying MPS members about use, concerns, and questions regarding technology will ensure that service. Candidates should be: board certified/board and Wellness Clinic, Center House Day Treatment, this new committee can be responsive and best help members. And in order to be most responsive, we will begin to fully eligible in Psychiatry and qualified for an academic and the Community Flexible Support (CBFS) system utilize the MPS website, www.psychiatry-mps.org, and make it your destination for resources and answers. appointment at Harvard Medical School at the of care which serves Department of Mental Health rank of Instructor or above. Fellowship training in Another early project of the committee will be to develop guidelines to help in the evaluation of smartphone apps. relevant areas including addiction, consult-liaison, (DMH) clients with serious mental illness. Qualified While it may be currently impossible to create a rating scale that is guaranteed to always find the best app, following neuropsychiatry, or geriatric psychiatry and a record of applicants may become Tufts faculty for the teaching scholarly productivity are highly desirable. Interested the right guidelines can help you avoid downloading digital snake oil. If there are any apps that you particularly like and individuals should apply to Jonathan E. Alpert MD of PGY III Tufts residents who rotate through Bay find helpful, we would love to hear from you as we begin identify the common elements of good apps. PhD, Associate Chief of Psychiatry (jalpert@mgh. Cove for their Community Psychiatry rotation. 15- harvard.edu). The Massachusetts General Hospital Our next, and second, meeting will be on Thursday, February 25th. As always, we encourage all MPS members is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. 20 hours; no call. For more information about this to attend regardless of experience with technology. In the meantime, be sure to visit the MPS website frequently Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. job opening, visit Baycove.org. for updates and the latest information.

PSYCHIATRY POSITIONS Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, a 500+ bed tertiary care teaching hospital of Harvard Medical Public Sector Inpatient Psychiatrist School, is recruiting staff psychiatrists for positions on the Consultation-Liaison Service and Inpatient Service. In addition, moonlighting opportunities are available on both services. The Department of Psychiatry is a major teaching site for Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program; positions will include opportunities for teaching medical students and residents. Underrepresented minorities Unique opportunity at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital for a full time inpatient are encouraged to apply. Harvard Medical School appointment at an appropriate rank is available. psychiatrist to provide continuing care to Boston Metropolitan Area DMH 1. STAFF PSYCHIATRIST ON THE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY UNIT. This is a full-time position patients within an urban public health general teaching hospital. Join an within the Department of Psychiatry that includes clinical care, teaching, and supervision on an active 25 bed inpatient teaching unit. expert, collegial group of colleagues. Teaching and mentoring opportunities 2. STAFF PSYCHIATRIST ON THE PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION SERVICE. This is a half-time and academic appointment at Tufts potentially available. No weekend or position within the Department of Psychiatry that includes clinical care, teaching, and supervision on a busy service that sees 2200 Emergency Department and 1000 Inpatient Medical-Surgical consultations annually. night call. This is a State Block, union position. Contact Audrey Graham- Certification (or eligibility) in Psychosomatic Medicine is desirable. 3. ATTENDING PSYCHIATRISTS FOR WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY COVERAGE OF THE Smith by fax 617-971-3195 to apply or Dr. Amy Lisser, Chief of Psychiatry INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY UNIT AND THE PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION SERVICE. Must Shattuck Hospital for further information 617-971-3177. have a full license and be board-certified. Coverage includes morning rounds onsite and off-site telephone backup to the resident. Please send a letter of interest and CV to William Greenberg, MD, Chief of Psychiatry, by email: An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, [email protected]. veterans and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Massachusetts Psychiatric Society PO Box 549154 Waltham, MA 02454-9154 Massachusetts Psychiatric Society PO Box 549154 Waltham, MA 02454-9154 781-237-8100 Fax: 781-464-4896 Email: [email protected] www.psychiatry-mps.org 781-237-8100 Fax: 781-464-4896 Email: [email protected] www.psychiatry-mps.org 14 MPS Bulletin - February 2016 www.psychiatry-mps.org 3 BC/BE Child and Adult Psychiatrists Needed In Our (continued from page 1) Affiliated Community Mental Health Centers themselves and often forego treatment or more of the medical and surgical ben- To this end, MPS has been meeting with or go out of network. efits) in that classification. It is not feasible state and federal officials to raise our con- Both full- and part-time physician leadership and staff 2. Disparate rates of denial. NAMI re- for a patient or provider to obtain and parse cerns and advocate more assertive and co- physician opportunities are currently available in our ports that mental health and substance the data essential for a parity analysis. ordinated enforcement of parity. We have community mental health center in Central MA. abuse treatment is denied at twice filed legislation to require transparency and the rate of medical and surgical treat- There has also been a fragmentation of re- establish a data clearinghouse. We have Medical Director Community Healthlink (CHL) is a dynamic, multi-service ments. The criteria for medical neces- sponsibility for parity enforcement. If a joined with other professional and con- Job Summary: The Medical Director is responsible for organization committed to establishing, maintaining and sity are often arbitrary and opaque. parity complaint involves a fully insured sumer organizations in the Mental Health overall management of all medical matters for the North restoring the dignity, well being and overall mental health Prior authorization is required for group plan or an individual policy, patients Parity Coalition to promote parity. We ask Suffolk Mental Health Association. Ensures continuous of individuals and families in Central MA. It provides a admission and treatment for mental or providers would go to the Massachusetts you to report to us specifics of disparities Quality Improvement of all Medical matters and standards wide range of services to individuals suffering from mental health and substance abuse in ways Department of Insurance; for MassHealth we can use to make the case with legisla- for the Agency. Reports to the Chief Executive Director illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse without parallel in the medical and they would go to the MassHealth Customer tors and officials. Parity is closer, but we (CEO). Works closely with the Chief Operating Officer issues, including youth and family services, residential surgical realms. Service; for a self-insured employer plan have work to do. (COO), Director of Compliance and Quality Improvement, services, adult outpatient services, and homeless and 3. Disparate pharmacy benefit manage- they would go to the United States De- all Senior Managers, the Department of Mental Health inpatient services. CHL is staffed by a mission oriented, ment. Narrow formularies, in par- partment of Labor. The US Department Medical Director and the Massachusetts General Hospital multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, ticular restricting antipsychotics, are of Health and Human Services also has a Department of Psychiatry. nurses, social workers and other dedicated health care combined with fail first or step thera- share of the enforcement responsibility. providers all committed to providing comprehensive, py requirements and tier 3 copays to POSITION REQUIREMENTS: high quality care. Come join the dedicated team of make it difficult or impossible for pa- In the face of such complexity and frag- Education and Experience Required: professionals at CHL and help make a difference in the tients to receive essential psychiatric mentation, we need Five years of professional experience, current and valid lives of some of Central Massachusetts’ most challenged medications in a timely and affordable 1. disclosure and transparency of health Rohn S. Friedman, MD registration as a physician under the Massachusetts Board individuals and families. manner. plan policies and decision-making, President, of Registration in Medicine. Board Certified by the including clear descriptions of ben- Massachusetts Psychiatric Society CHL psychiatrists receive competitive salaries and The Problem of Enforcement efits, medical necessity criteria, prior American Board of Psychiatry. comprehensive benefits packages. Faculty appointments, License to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of commensurate with training and experience, are available Parity legislation has created a regulatory authorization policies, and reasons for Massachusetts; five years of clinical experience and as well, as is the opportunity to teach UMass Medical framework that is highly complex and denials prior demonstrated competency in management and Students, Residents and Fellows. requires heavy-duty data analysis. For 2. public reporting of data, making in- administrative roles. Board certification in Psychiatry. MHPAEA a parity analysis involves six formation such as the number of phy- Addictions experience required. Experience in community For additional information about CHL, please classifications (inpatient in network, inpa- sicians in each specialty in a plan’s and public sector mental health required. Buprenorphine visit our website: www.communityhealthlink.org. tient out of network, outpatient in network, network, the number of claims filed waiver preferred. Please contact : Jason Romano Interested candidates (J-1 and H-1B candidates are outpatient out of network, emergency care, by each, the rates of denial and of out- Phone: 617.912.7917 - Fax: 617.912.7971 welcome to apply) are encouraged to submit their and prescription drugs). Any type of fi- of-network claims for med-surg and [email protected] CVs and letters of interest to: Kathy Anderson at: nancial or treatment limitation for mental MHSA services, and medical neces- [email protected]. health must apply to substantially all (de- sity criteria readily available fined as 2/3) medical and surgical benefits 3. a central clearinghouse which can col- in that classification, and the level of the lect this data, have the expertise to do limitation can be no more restrictive than the necessary data analysis, and unite Arbour Hospital, Arbour-Fuller Hospital, and Pembroke Hospital have outstanding the predominant level (that applying to half or coordinate the fragmented enforcers opportunities for Inpatient Psychiatrists Enjoy highly competitive compensation and benefits, a schedule that allows for work-life balance, and the stability of working for the largest private mental health system in Massachusetts. MPS IS PLEASED TO WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS • Reasonable caseload • Weekday schedule with no call or weekend work required • Paid moonlighting available for additional compensation General Member: Resident Fellow Member: Transfer In: • A benefits package that includes: health and dental insurance, retirement savings Bibi Alamiri, MD Mitchell Crawford, MD Yadira Alonso, MD with company match, paid time off including CME allowance Jon Wesley Boyd, MD David Sturman, MD Teresita G. Balderas, MD Arbour Hospital is a 136-bed psychiatric hospital in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. David John Dybdal, MD Anna Weissman, MD Kara Brown, MD The hospital has inpatient units for adolescents and adults including a dedicated unit for substance abuse/dual diagnosis and a high intensity unit. The Quincy Center, a satellite of David Fish, MD Michelle Chaney, MD Arbour Hospital, has an adult psychiatric unit. The hospital also offers partial hospitalization Uma Naidoo, MD Amber Frank, MD programs, outpatient and community-based services. James Mathew Recht, MD Stephanie Hernandez, DO Arbour-Fuller Hospital is a 103-bed hospital in South Attleboro, Massachusetts. Inpatient Arbour Health System provides a Steven Schlozman, MD Marcela V. Horvitz-Lennon, MD continuum of care that includes units treat adolescents and adults. The hospital also has an adult inpatient intellectual dis- evaluation, crisis stabilization abilities specialty unit as well as an adult acute residential treatment program. The hospital and treatment for children, also offers an adult partial hospitalization program and community-based services. adolescents and adults with Pembroke Hospital in Pembroke, Massachusetts, is a 120-bed psychiatric hospital with mental illness, dual diagnosis and/or addiction disorders. services include adolescent, adult and older adult inpatient as well as partial hospitalization All hospitals are accredited programs for adolescents and adults. Inpatient and outpatient electro-convulsive therapy by The Joint Commission and services are available. The hospital is currently recruiting for adult psychiatrists including licensed by the Massachusetts those with addictions or geropsychiatry specialties. Department of Mental Health. For more information on these or other openings, contact the Office of Physician www.arbourhealth.com Recruitment by phone: 617-390-1224, or e-mail: [email protected]

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