About Ryan Thompson, MD
Dr. Ryan Thompson is a general internist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He sees outpatients at MGH Internal Medicine Associates, and inpatients as part of the Complex Care and Bigelow Teaching Services. Dr. Thompson currently serves as Medical Director of Care Continuum for MGH and the Mass General Physicians Organization (MGPO). In this role, he oversees care transitions and admission/readmission avoidance programs across the hospital, including the MGH Home Hospital Service. He also partners with MGH Case Management leadership in managing MGH strategies and initiatives supporting post-acute and home health care for MGH patients. He serves as the director of the inpatient Complex Care and McGovern Services in the MGH Department of Medicine, which services deliver enhanced continuity of care for medical inpatients. He co-founded and co-directs the annual Health Policy Course for Mass General Brigham Graduate Medical Education. He earned his medical degree from the University of Utah and completed his internal medicine residency training at MGH, followed by a year as chief resident. He was the first graduate of the Fellowship in Health Policy and Management in the MGPO, during which he earned a Masters of Public Health degree from Harvard.
Clinical Interests:
- Adult primary care medicine
- Care coordination
- General internal medicine
- Medically complex inpatients (Complex Care Service)
- Metabolic syndrome
- Quality Improvement
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Internal Medicine Associates
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-3456
Medical Education
- MD, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- MassHealth ACO
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Research interests:
1) innovative care delivery models that reduce avoidable admissions and readmissions to the hospital, in particular for high-risk patients (e.g. Hospital at Home)
2) strategies and innovations to improve outcomes, experience, and continuity of care for highly complex patients
3) strategies and innovations to optimize continuity of care for patients across the health care continuum
4) programs to improve the education of residents, fellows, and medical students in health policy, value-based care, and quality improvement.
My doctor was excellent. Not only is he a doctor, he's a friend, and he understands my problems, and he's very sociable and he's understandable. I appreciate him. Thank you.
Ryan Thompson is an outstanding physician. He is smart, caring and knowledgeable.
Dr Thompson is an excellent physician. He is always prepared as far as my history, current issues and discussing them thoroughly. He advises me on improved health and spends a lot of time during my annual visit
I would be absolutely happy to recommend Ryan Thompson to anyone that needed a doctor.
very caring and open to discuss any aspect of my health
He is totally the best!!
Dr Thompson has been highly attuned to my individual needs and situation. One of his outstanding strengths is his deep attention to medicine interactions. He is also very careful to maintain a holistic attitude toward medical interventions.
Although Ryan Thompson has a lot on his plate, he uses his time with patients wisely and calmly. I trust him.
Dr. Thompson is excellent; caring, efficient, diligent and personable. Many thanks!
I find Dr. Thompson to be an exceptional physician. He's very empathetic, very knowledgeable, and very helpful in all aspects for my care. So I'm very appreciative that he is really taking great care of me. Thank you.