117.971 MSSNY Supports Health Information Exchange The Medical Society of the State of New York reaffirms its support for the use of Health Information Exchange services by member physicians and their associated organizations and encourages physicians to contribute patient data to their local Health Information Exchange as long as policies exist that ensure that patient data
120.916 Contract Non Renewals by Third Party Insurers: Problems With the Insurers’ Notification Process The Medical Society of the State of New York will urge both the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Department of Health (DOH) to require that insurers verify and maintain the accuracy of the physicians’ directory and that the DFS
120.915 Insurers’ Procedures Regarding Termination and Resignations The Medical Society of the State of New York will urge the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) to require insurers to provide clear instructions for physicians who wish to terminate or resign from participation agreements; specifically, the insurers should be required to publicize mailing addresses
117.970 Cancelling Prescriptions through EHRs The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate that all pharmacies, prescription programs, and vendors of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) adopt technologies which allow physicians to easily cancel medications electronically. (HOD 2018-64)
120.914 Difficulty Obtaining Pre-Op Information for Insurers The Medical Society of the State of New York will urge the Department of Financial Services to mandate that health insurers declare on their websites the specific pre-service criteria required for any medical service or surgical procedure that is subject to precertification. MSSNY will work with insurers to
117.969 Universal Medication Reconciliation The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to work with the New York e-Health Collaborative (NYeC) and the State Health Information Network (SHIN-NY) to help ensure that patient medication information is accurately collected and distributed through the Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) in a timely manner and presented
120.912 Reducing the Rate of Precertification Requirements In an effort to improve patient care and reduce the unnecessary burden regarding precertification requirements for physicians, MSSNY will continue and expand its efforts to force health insurers to reduce the level of required pre-certifications and pre-authorizations physicians must obtain prior to rendering care. (HOD 2018-264)
120.911 Diabetic Shoes The Medical Society of the State of New York will work with the NYS Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, primary care societies, and the NYS Podiatric Association to create a standardized form to request diabetic footwear. (HOD 2018-67)
117.968 All Dispensers Report to the Prescription Monitoring Program The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to work with the American Medical Association to update federal regulations which enable physicians to review medication information currently not required to be reported to New York’s I-STOP database, such as medications dispensed as part of
120.910 Board Certification Participation in Insurance Plans The Medical Society of the State of New York supports legislation or regulation that prevents physicians from being denied participation in insurance plans based on board certification alone, when they have completed their residency and are candidates for board certification according to their respective specialty. (HOD 2018-108)
