150.955 Employed Physician Bill of Rights The Medical Society of the State of New York affirms the following as essential rights for physicians employed by a hospital or health care system or a member of a medical staff of a hospital or health care system: Physicians employed by a Health Care organization (HCO) or a
150.957 NY Corporate Compliance Consolidation MSSNY shall work with the NY DOH, NY Hospital Association, and other stakeholders to create a statewide minimum standard curriculum for corporate compliance education requirements, the completion of which is acceptable to all stakeholders. MSSNY shall advocate for satisfactory completion of the new NY state approved standard corporate compliance
150.956 Medical Staff Credentialing for Physicians The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate to the New York State Department of Health to revise existing regulations that would enable a three-year interval for the re-credentialing of health care professionals at hospitals instead of the current two-year interval. (HOD 2023-56)
150.999 Medical Staff Criteria: The policy of the Medical Society of the State of New York is that admission to a hospital medical staff should be on an individual basis, after an impartial review of the applicant’s qualifications by the medical staff credentialing committee. Such
150.998 Attending Physicians and Residents, Guidelines For: MSSNY adopted the following statement as part of its official position. It is a supplement to the Guidelines for Attending Physicians and Residents Established by the New York Academy of Medicine. Because optimum care of hospitalized patients often entails technically
150.997 Admitting Privileges: MSSNY supports the policy that hospitals should continue to offer equal hospital admitting privileges and equal access to beds to qualified physicians on their staff regardless of the physician’s choice of reimbursement mechanisms or their financial arrangements with their hospital. (HOD 1982-58; Reaffirmed HOD 2013; Reaffirmed in lieu of HOD 2020-66))
150.996 Professional Misconduct, Notification by Hospital to Accused Physician: Any committee of a hospital that is duly constituted by the hospital to review matters involving professional misconduct should provide a physician who is accused of misconduct with notice of the charges, an opportunity to be heard,
150.995 Preadmission Review: MSSNY is in agreement with the American Medical Association policy to oppose mandated blanket hospital preadmission review for all patients, or for specified categories of patients, by government, other payors or hospitals, while encouraging physician-directed peer review organizations to consider the implementation of focused preadmission
150.994 Termination of Hospital Privileges Based on Age of Physician: MSSNY opposes mandatory termination of hospital privileges based solely upon the age of the physician, and takes the position that age should not be used as a criterion in judging the character or competency of the physician.
150.993 Newborn – Resuscitation of: SUNSET HOD 2013
