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
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
117.967 Online Review MSSNY will work with outside Counsel to develop methods which will effectively and legally ensure the accuracy of online posts and reviews, allowing physicians to respond and review veracity while working within the constraints of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution. (HOD 2019-101; Reaffirmed HOD 2020)
117.966 Home Care Discharge Summary Standardization MSSNY will work to introduce legislation to require standardization of the Home Health Care Agencies (HHCA) electronic discharge summary as guided by MSSNY member physicians who will be receiving this information. (HOD 2019-106)
117.965 Cloud for E-Prescribing The Medical Society of the State of New York will work with software vendors and the appropriate regulatory agencies to establish an alternative process allowing for prescriptions to be submitted to a “cloud” where any pharmacy can retrieve and fulfill the prescription. If a patient must change pharmacies due to insurance restrictions,
117.964 Establishing a New York State-Wide Registry for E-Prescriptions The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to support the establishment and use of a statewide health information system including patient prescription information that physician can access without undue burden when necessary for patient care. (HOD 2020-50)
117.963 E-Prescribing Should be Two-Way The Medical Society of the State of New York will take steps, including legislation or regulation, if necessary, to ensure that pharmacies respond to physician e-prescriptions through the same mechanism by which the physician submitted the e-prescription. (HOD 2020-52)
117.962 Separation of Clinical Portions of EHRs from Administrative and Financial Uses The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to work with the AMA and specialty societies to advocate for legislation, regulation or other appropriate mechanisms which would ensure that electronic health record (EHR) systems are developed and implemented in such a
117.961 Telehealth Services The Medical Society of the State of New York will support legislation that will protect telehealth benefits by CMS and all private health insurance plans, including ERISA plans, after the end of the pandemic and request that AMA assist in these efforts. (HOD 2021-100)
117.960 Reciprocal Telehealth Coverage The MSSNY will advocate for opportunities to enable reciprocal telehealth arrangements with other states so that New York State physicians can continue to provide care via telehealth across state borders, when appropriate, for existing patients. (HOD 2021-105, referred to Council, adopted 3/9/22)
