Gregory G. Harris MD , MPH, DFAPA (He/Him)

Psychiatry•Cambridge, MA

Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Integrative Psychiatry

Senior Medical Director, Mental Health - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

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1770 Massachusetts Ave # 271Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone+1 617-216-5084
Fax+1 877-991-8309

Summary

I am a board-certified adult Psychiatrist with a Master’s in Public Health and over 20 years of practice as an outpatient psychiatrist in primary care, home care and office—based settings. I started my career as a psychiatrist embedded in an integrated primary care and home care practices at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and was an early adopter of health information technology in clinical practice. I have been active in organized medicine since my days in residency training and have served on many committees, advocating for mental health parity in the coverage of mental health and substance use treatment under commercial health insurance. I current serve as the current Chair of the Committee on Interspecialty of the Massachusetts Medical Society and am a Past President of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society. I also serve as a current Representative to the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Update Committee. I teach a public health course on health policy to Harvard Longwood Psychiatry residents. I am a full-time Senior Medical Director for Mental Health at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and continue to see patients in clinical practice.

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1996
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1996
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Tufts UniversityMPH, Public Health, 1988 - 1992
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1994 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2018 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Preventative Medicine Board Eligible, Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

PRESIDENT (2014-2015), President-Elect (2013-2014), Immediate Past President (2015-2016) Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, 2013
2013 Outstanding Psychiatrist Award: Advancement of the Profession Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, 2013
Presidential Award Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, 2013, 2015
Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2012
Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2006
Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa, 1988
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Understanding Coding and Payment for Psychiatrists' Services: How We Got Here and Where We're Going.
Naakesh A. Dewan, Ronald M. Burd, Allan Anderson, Eileen S. Carlson, Gregory G. Harris
Focus. 2018-10-19

Journal Articles

Understanding Coding and Payment for Psychiatrists’ Services: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going
Naakesh A. Dewan, M.D., Ronald M. Burd, M.D., Allan A. Anderson, M.D., M.B.A., Eileen S. Carlson, R.N., J.D., Gregory G. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., Ellen Jaffe, Jeremy S. M..., Focus, The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 10/18/2018

Other

“From the President", Presidential Column, Monthly (May 2014 - April 2015)
Harris, Gregory G, MD, MPH, DFAPA, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Newsletter, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
http://www.psychiatry-mps.org/
President's Column for MPS Members, published in the MPS Newsletter, 10 times yearly - 2015
"Managed Care Column”, Monthly (2009-2014)
Harris, Gregory G, MD, MPH, DFAPA, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Newsletter, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
http://www.psychiatry-mps.org/
Managed Care Column for MPS Members, published in the MPS Newsletter, 10 times yearly - 2014

Press Mentions

Issue 128 October 2012October 21st, 2012

Committees

Alternate Representative of the American Psychiatric Association, Relative Value Update Committee (RUC), American Medical Association 2018 - Present
Chair (2016-present), Vice-Chair (2015-2016), Member (2013-present), Committee on Interspecialty, Massachusetts Medical Society 2016 - Present
Alternate Advisor, of the American Psychiatric Association, CPT Editorial Panel (CPT), American Medical Association 2016 - Present
President 2014-2015, PAST PRESIDENT, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 2016 - Present
Chair (2015-present), Member (2013-2015), Committee on RBRVS, Codes and Reimbursements, American Psychiatric Association 2013 - Present
Council Member, Council on Healthcare Systems and Finance, American Psychiatric Association 2009 - Present
Alternate Advisor of the American Psychiatric Association, Relative Value Update Committee (RUC), American Medical Association 2014 - 2018
President-Elect 2013-2014, President 2014-2015, Immediate Past President 2015-2016 (elected office), PRESIDENT (2014-2015), Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 2013 - 2016
Member, Provider Engagement and Adoption Workgroup, Massachusetts HIT-HIE Advisory Committee 2011 - 2016
Representative, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society (elected office), APA Assembly of District Branches, American Psychiatric Association 2010 - 2013
Member, Managed Care Committee, American Psychiatric Association 2007 - 2009
Member (Chair from 2004-2014), Healthcare Systems and Finance Committee, (formerly Managed Care), Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 1994 - 2016