117.975 Recommendations of White Paper: Improve EHR Satisfaction MSSNY adopts the following recommendations to improve implementation and satisfaction among users of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Improve design and workflow so that EHR: a. doesn’t take away time spent with patients b. does not interfere with doctor-patient relationship and c. reduces total
120.932 Insurance Simplification of Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) The Medical Society of the State of New York will seek regulation or legislation that would require all claims from a health care provider relating to a single encounter be reported together on the same EOB, rather than across multiple EOBs in order to
120.931 NYS Private Payer Medical Necessity Guidelines MSSNY will support legislation and/or regulation which prohibit insurance companies from using proprietary guidelines to deny pre-authorization and/or payment. (HOD 2016-251)
117.974 Improving HR Technology to Enhance and Track Clinical Outcomes The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate that electronic health record companies ensure that their products provide physicians with real time clinical feedback and focus on episodes of care. (HOD 2017-52)
120.930 Centralized Insurance Registry The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) working with the New York State Department of Health — Office of Health Insurance Programs will seek establishment of a centralized system of insurance eligibility accessible to all providers. (HOD 2016-254)
120.929 Improving Medical Insurance Customer Service The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will seek regulation or legislation which ensures that all coverage information be made available to health insurance customer service agents to review with patients during phone conversations. MSSNY will seek regulation or legislation which ensures
117.973 EHR Data Access and Data Migration The Medical Society of the State of New York will work with the AMA to pursue regulations which would: require EHR vendors to provide data to the next EHR vendor in a timely and meaningful way and at reasonable cost when requested to do
120.928 Transfer of Insureds to Other Carriers without Proper Notification The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will work with the appropriate state agencies to enact regulation banning the transfer of insureds or contract term changes without appropriate and easy to understand written notice of at least 90
120.927 Deleting State or Federally-Mandated Coverage The Medical Society of the State of New York will seek federal regulation or legislation that prohibits self-insured health insurance companies from deleting coverage mandated by government. (HOD 2016-259)
120.926 Private Insurers and Managed Care Organizations Pre–Authorization/Pre–Certification Protocols The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will seek legislation or regulation applying to all insurers which will: Require insurance companies to provide clear instructions in a timely manner about the procedure for obtaining a prior authorization; Require
