Proposed BORIM Regulations – Public Comments

Listing of Comments received regarding Proposed regulation changes

Draft Regulations

Redline Draft 243 CMR 1.00  

Redline Draft 243 CMR 3.00  

Redline Draft 243 CMR 2.00 – 2.06  

Redline Draft 243 CMR 2.07- 2.15  

Public Comments - 243 CMR 1.00 and 3.00

1. American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Debra Johnson, M.D., President  
2. Atrius Health, Joseph Kimura, MD, CMO, Kim Nelson, JD, Chief Legal Officer  
3. Baystate Health, Vanessa Smith, Esq.  
4. Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction  
5. Boston Medical Center (BMC), Jeffrey Schneider, MD  
6. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mary White, RN, MBA, CPHRM  
7. Martha Burke
8. Cambridge Health Alliance, Assaad Sayah, MD, CMO and Richard Pels, MD  
9. Paul Cirel, Esq., Ingrid Martin, Esq., Eve Slattery, Esq.  
10. Committee of Interns and Residents, Ralph DeRosa, General Counsel  
11. Conferenece of Boston Teaching Hospitals (COBTH), John Erwin, Executive Director  
12. Francis X. Connelly  
13. Maureen Connelly  
14. Cooley Dickinson Healthcare, Joanne Marqusee, President  
15. Anita Denly  
16. Harrington Healthcare System, Edward Moore, President  
17. Heywood Healthcare, Win Brown, President  
18. Jane Howe  
19. Richard Howe  
20. Attorneys Hyams, Rosen, Cohen, Kohlberg and Leibert  
21. Supplemental Exhibit to Testimony  
22. George McSweeney, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, BIDH-Needham  
23. Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association (MHA), Anuj Goel, Esq.  
24. Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)  
25. Massachusetts Orthopedic Assn. (MOA)  
26. Massachusetts Radiological Society (MRS), Deborah Levine, MD  
27. Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA), Mary Ann Vann, MD, President  
28. Mount Auburn Hospital, Yvonne Cheung, MD, MPH, CPPS  
29. Physician Health Services (PHS)  
30. Professional Liability Foundation, Ltd. (PLF), William Ryder, Executive Director  
31. Mary Rawson  
32. Michael Sheehy, MD, Reliant Medical Group  
33. Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition (tMED)  
34. Tufts Medical Center, Craig Best, MD, MPH, Saul Weingart, MD, CMO  
35. Asher Tulsky, MD, Boston University School of Medicine  
36. Lisa Wollman  
37. Christopher Worsham, MD, Committee of Interns and Residents  
38. UMass Memorial Health Care, Douglas Brown, Chief Administrative Officer  
39. Newton-Wellesly Hospital, Janet Larson, MD, FACP  

Public Comments - 243 CMR 2.00

1. American Academy of Dermatology Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association, Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology  
2. American College of Surgeons, David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director   file size1MB
3. Atrius Health, Joseph Kimura, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Kim Nelson, JD, Chief Legal Officer  
4. Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction, Barbara Fain, Executive Director  
5. Board Defense Attorneys  
6. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Maureen Fischer, MSN, RN, CPHRM  
7. Cambridge Health Alliance, Assaad Sayah, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Richard Pels, MD, Director of Graduate Medical Education, Paul D. Allen, MD, Chief Quality Officer  
8. Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals (COBTH), John Erwin, Executive Director  
9. Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Craig A. Bunnell, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Medical Officer  
10. Jade Fettig, Boston  
11. Jeremy Finkle, North Andover  
12. Daniel Finn, Sharon  
13. Joannes Grevelink, Boston  
14. Hebrew SeniorLife, Helen Chen, MD, Chief Medical Officer  
15. Yakir Levin, Newton  
16. Massachusetts Gastroenterology Association, Francis P. MacMillan, Jr., MD, President  
17. Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Anuj K. Goel, Esq., Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs  
18. Massachusetts Medical Society
19. Massachusetts Radiological Society, Inc., Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, President  
20. Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists, Mary Ann Vann, MD, President  
21. Massachusetts Society of Clinical Oncologists, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Patrick Gagnon, MD, President MSCO, Omar Eton, MD, Past President MSCO, Daniel F. Hayes, MD, FACP, FASCO, ASCO  
22. Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, Marian T. Ryan, President  
23. Suzanne Olbricht, Boston  
24. Physician Health Services, Steven Adelman, MD, Director  
25. Professional Liability Foundation, Ltd., William Ryder, Esq., Executive Director  
26. Vladimir Ratushny, Brookline  
27. Thomas Rohrer, Newton