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MGH chief appointed head of medical decision foundation
The chief of general medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital is leaving to become head of a Boston non-profit organization that works to help people make health care choices.
Dr. Michael J. Barry is the new president of the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, the group said today. Barry succeeds Floyd J. Fowler, who was president for seven years.
Barry has been involved with the foundation since its inception in 1989. He led one of its early pilot projects at Mass. General to help patients understand their conditions and treatment choices. The program, now part of primary care practices at the hospital, uses videos and other audio-visual aids to explain options.
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